Whale Observatory
Whale Observatory is a scenic viewpoint in Alaska. Whale Observatory is situated nearby to Marine Mammal Park, as well as near the pitch Skate Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport and Petersburg High School.
Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport is a state owned, public use airport located one nautical mile southeast of the central business district of Petersburg, a city in the Petersburg Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska that has no road access to the outside world.
Petersburg High School
School
Petersburg High School is the public high school for the Southeast Alaskan community of Petersburg and the Petersburg City School District. The current principal is Rick Dormer. Petersburg High School is situated 1 mile west of Whale Observatory.
Sons of Norway Hall
Monument
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
The Sons of Norway Hall, also known as Fedrelandet Lodge #23, is a historic fraternal society building on Indian St. in Petersburg, Alaska. It is a large two-story wood-frame structure with a gambrel roof, measuring about 105 feet in length and 55 feet in width. Sons of Norway Hall is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Whale Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Petersburg and Kupreanof.
Petersburg
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Petersburg is a census-designated place in and essentially the borough seat of Petersburg Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 3,043 at the 2020 census, up from 2,948 in 2010.
Kupreanof
Hamlet
Photo: Gillfoto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kupreanof is a city on the eastern shore of Kupreanof Island in the Petersburg Borough, in the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 21 as of the 2020 census, down from 27 in 2010. It is the smallest incorporated city in the state as of 2020. Kupreanof is situated 2 miles west of Whale Observatory.
Whale Observatory
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
56.81821° or 56° 49′ 6″ northLongitude
-132.92836° or 132° 55′ 42″ westOpen location code
9489R39C+7MOpenStreetMap ID
node 1286981186OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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