Information About

Horseshoe Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Horseshoe Island on The Map

Location

56 ° 47' 40.999" N,
133 ° 43' 49.001" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Elevation

79 ft (24.08 m)

Horseshoe Island in Detail.

About

in Big John Bay, 14 mi. SE of Kake, off W coast of Kupreanof I., Alex. Arch. 1.5 miles long.

History

Descriptive name given for charting purposes by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1932 Coast Pilot (p. 259).

Topo Maps

Petersburg D-6 (1948), Petersburg D-6 (1951), Petersburg D-6 (1951), Petersburg D-6 (1951), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg D-6 (1995), Petersburg D-6 SE (2017),
Places Near Horseshoe Island
Bars:

Cucumber Reef, Stadia Rock,

Bays:

Port Camden, Big John Bay, Dakaneek Bay, Davidson Bay, Devils Elbow, Hamilton Bay, Mud Bay, Portage Bay, Stedman Cove, Threemile Arm,

Capes:

Point Camden, Point Hamilton, McNaughton Point, Salt Point, The Summit,

Channels:

Keku Strait, Rocky Pass,

Cities:

Kake,

Dams:

City of Kake Dam, Old Kake Dam,

Islands:

Beacon Island, Beck Island, Berry Island, Brown Bear Head Island, Burnt Island, Cam Island, Eagle Island, Entrance Island, Eva Island, Hamilton Island, High Island, Horseshoe Island, Hound Island, Little Hamilton Island, Pup Island, Summit Island,

Lakes:

Boot Lake, Irish Lakes,

Reserves:

Tongass National Forest,

Streams:

Big John Creek, Camp Trail Creek, Cathedral Falls Creek, Crane Creek, Gunnuk Creek, Hamilton Creek, Irish Creek, Jenny Creek, Keku Creek, Little Gunnuk Creek, Mud Creek, Sitkum Creek, Slo Duc Creek, Tunehean Creek,

Routes:

Goldstein Trail,