Russian Cemetery
Russian Cemetery is a cemetery in Sitka, Southeastern Alaska. Russian Cemetery is situated nearby to Lutheran Cemetery, as well as near Church of the Nazarene.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Michael’s Russian Orthodox Church and Sheet’ká Ḵwáan Naa Kahídi.
Saint Michael’s Russian Orthodox Church
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. Saint Michael’s Russian Orthodox Church is situated 970 feet southeast of Russian Cemetery.
Sheet’ká Ḵwáan Naa Kahídi
Community center
The Sheet'ká Ḵwáan Naa Kahídi is a performance venue and meeting space modelled after a Tlingit clan house in Sitka, Alaska. Its capacity is 300 people. Sheet’ká Ḵwáan Naa Kahídi is situated 820 feet south of Russian Cemetery.
Sitka Camp No. 1
Town hall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall, or Sitka Camp No. 1, is significant for being the original chapter of the Alaska Native Brotherhood, an Alaska-wide Native organization. Sitka Camp No. 1 is situated 910 feet southwest of Russian Cemetery.
Russian Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Category: burial
- Location: Sitka, Southeastern Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
57.05235° or 57° 3′ 9″ northLongitude
-135.3378° or 135° 20′ 16″ westOpen location code
94963M26+WVOpenStreetMap ID
way 116393984OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodox
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In Other Languages
“Russian Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Русское кладбище”
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