Turning Island
Turning Island is an island in Sitka, Southeastern Alaska.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel and Castle Hill.
Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel
Church
Photo: Barek, Public domain.
St. Michael's Cathedral is a cathedral of the Orthodox Church in America Diocese of Alaska, at Lincoln and Maksoutoff Streets in Sitka, Alaska. The earliest Orthodox cathedral in the New World, it was built in the nineteenth century, when Alaska was under the control of Russia, though this structure burned down in 1966.
Castle Hill
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Castle Hill also known as the American Flag-Raising Site and now as the Baranof Castle State Historic Site, is a National Historic Landmark and state park in Sitka, Alaska.
Sitka Lutheran Church
Church
Sitka Lutheran Church is an Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sitka, Alaska. Its first building was constructed in 1843 on what is now 224 Lincoln Street and was the first Protestant church in Alaska.
Turning Island
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Ostrov Povorotni” and “Turning Islet”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Sitka, Southeastern Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.0433° or 57° 2′ 36″ northLongitude
-135.33682° or 135° 20′ 13″ westOpen location code
94962MV7+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 15752712OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
5558132
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