Turning Island

Turning Island is an island in , .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint Michael’s Russian Orthodox Church and Castle Hill.

Church
Photo: Barek, Public domain.
St. Michael's Cathedral is a cathedral of the , at Lincoln and Maksoutoff Streets in . 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.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 .

Library
is the public library for Sitka, . It receives about 100,000 guests annually and houses a collection of 75,000 books, audiobooks, music recordings, reference resources, videos as well as an assortment of Alaskan and national periodicals.

Turning Island

Latitude
57.0433° or 57° 2′ 36″ north
Longitude
-135.33682° or 135° 20′ 13″ west
Open location code
94962MV7+87
Open­Street­Map ID
way 15752712
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
5558132
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Satellite Map

Discover Turning Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Highlights include Alexander Rock and Aleutski Island.

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