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Herring Islands

Herring Islands

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Kenai Peninsula
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 7 ft (2.13 m)
About

islands, at entrance to Tutka Bay, Kenai Peninsula 8 mi. NE of Seldovia, Chugach Mts.

History of Herring Islands

Named by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1880.

Places Near Herring Islands
Cities:

Ostrovski,

Bars:

Archimandritof Shoals, Homer Spit, Lancashire Rocks, MacDonald Spit, McKeon Rock,

Bays:

China Poot Bay, Coal Bay, Jakolof Bay, Kachemak Bay, Kasitsna Bay, Little Tutka Bay, Mud Bay, Neptune Bay, Sadie Cove, San Juan Cove, Silver Creek, Tutka Bay, Tutka Bay Lagoon,

Beaches:

Shingle Beach,

Capes:

Anisom Point, Barabara Point, Coal Point, Nubble Point, Seldovia Point,

Channels:

Eldred Passage,

Cities:

Homer, Seldovia,

Cliffs:

Bluff Point, Red Bluff,

Dams:

Fish Creek Dam, Seldovia Upper Dam,

Fictional Places:

Kaneq,

Flats:

McKeon Flats,

Islands:

Aleutika Island, Cohen Island, Cronin Island, Grass Island, Gull Island, Herring Islands, Hesketh Island, Mermaid Island, Powder Island, San Juan, San Juan Island, Sixty-foot Rock, Yukon Island,

Lakes:

Beluga Lake, Bridge Creek Reservoir, Lampert Lake, Rocky Lake, Seldovia Lagoon, Seldovia Lake, Seldovia Reservoir, Trena Lake,

Mine:

Kenai Chrome Mine,

Mountains:

Red Mountain,

Parks:

Mariner Park,

Mountain Passes:

Seldovia Slough,

Peaks:

Sadie Peak,

Ridges:

Crossman Ridge, Diamond Ridge, Grace Ridge,

Rivers:

Rocky River, Seldovia River, Windy River, Wosnesenski River,

Streams:

Barabara Creek, Bidarki Creek, Diamond Creek, Fritz Creek, Jakolof Creek, Palmer Creek, Port Dick Creek, Quiet Creek, Stonehocker Creek,

Routes:

Grace Ridge Trail, Hatchery Trail, North Sadie Knob Trail, Sadie Cove Landing Trail, Sadie Knob Spur Trail, Sea Star Cove Cabin Trail, South Sadie Knob Trail, Tutka Lake Trail, Wosnesenski River Trail,

Valleys:

Bear Canyon, Diamond Gulch, Neilson Canyon, Waterman Canyon, Woodard Canyon,

Cities:

Diamond Ridge, Jakolof Bay, Kachemak City, Millers Landing, Seldovia Village,