Douglas
Douglas is a community on Douglas Island in southeastern Alaska, directly across the Gastineau Channel from downtown Juneau.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: community on Douglas Island in southeastern Alaska, directly across the Gastineau Channel from downtown Juneau, in the City and Borough of Juneau
- Also known as: “Douglas City”, “Douglas Village”, “Douglas, AK”, “Douglas, Alaska”, “Douglas, Juneau”, “Douglas, Juneau, Alaska”, and “Edwardsville”
- Postal code: 99824
Places of Interest
Highlights include Perseverance Theatre and Treadwell gold mine.
Perseverance Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Michaelh2001, CC0.
Perseverance Theatre is a professional theater company located on Douglas Island in Juneau, Alaska. It is Alaska's only professional theater and is particularly dedicated to developing and working with Alaskan artists and to producing plays celebrating Alaskan culture, history, and themes.
Treadwell gold mine
Lake
Photo: SMU Central University Libraries, No restrictions.
The Treadwell gold mine was on the south side of Douglas Island.5-mile east of downtown Douglas and southeast of downtown Juneau, owned and operated by John Treadwell.
Alaska State Capitol
Government office
The Alaska State Capitol is the building that hosts the Alaska Legislature and the offices of the Governor of Alaska and Lieutenant Governor of Alaska. Alaska State Capitol is situated 2 miles north of Douglas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Juneau and Vanderbilt Hill.
West Juneau
Suburb
West Juneau is a populated place in Juneau, Alaska, United States. It is located on Douglas Island 1.8 miles northwest of Douglas. Despite its location on Douglas Island, the neighborhood was juridically a part of the City of Juneau, rather than the City of Douglas, prior to municipal unification in 1970. West Juneau is situated 2 miles northwest of Douglas.
Vanderbilt Hill
Neighborhood
Juneau, officially the City and Borough of Juneau, is the capital of the U.S. state of Alaska, located along the Gastineau Channel and the Alaskan panhandle. Vanderbilt Hill is situated 6 miles northwest of Douglas.
Douglas
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Juneau, Southeastern Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
58.2767° or 58° 16′ 36″ northLongitude
-134.39491° or 134° 23′ 42″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
94C77JG4+M2OpenStreetMap ID
node 13324464915OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to South Azerbaijani—“Douglas” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “道格拉斯”
- Dutch: “Douglas”
- Irish: “Douglas”
- Persian: “داگلاس، آلاسکا”
- Persian: “داگلاس، الاسکا”
- Persian: “داگلاس”
- South Azerbaijani: “دوقلاس، ژوئناو”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Douglas Public Library and Douglas Fire Station.
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