USGS Magnetic Observatory
USGS Magnetic Observatory is a building in Sitka, Southeastern Alaska. USGS Magnetic Observatory is situated nearby to the church Saint Peter’s by the Sea, as well as near the museum Russian Mission Orphanage.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Russian Mission Orphanage and Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel.
Russian Mission Orphanage
Museum
Photo: Lordkinbote, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Russian Bishop's House, once the Russian Mission Orphanage, is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at Lincoln and Monastery Streets in Sitka, Alaska. Russian Mission Orphanage is situated 2,100 feet southwest of USGS Magnetic Observatory.
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. Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel is situated 2,900 feet southwest of USGS Magnetic Observatory.
Saint Peter’s by the Sea
Church
Photo: Bob Keefer, CC BY 2.0.
St. Peter's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, also known as St. Peter's by the Sea or St. Peter's Episcopal Church, is a historic church building at 611 Lincoln Street in Sitka, Alaska. Saint Peter’s by the Sea is situated 1,800 feet south of USGS Magnetic Observatory.
USGS Magnetic Observatory
- Type: Building
- Location: Sitka, Southeastern Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
57.05632° or 57° 3′ 23″ northLongitude
-135.32605° or 135° 19′ 34″ westElevation
95 feet (29 metres)Open location code
94963M4F+GHGeoNames ID
5558180
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