Sitka, Alaska: Location and Context

Sitka sits on the west coast of Baranof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of Southeast Alaska.

• 300 miles (483 km) south of Juneau (state capital)
• 55 miles (89 km) west-northwest of Petersburg
• ~1,150 air miles (1,850 km) northwest of Seattle

Accessible only by air or sea (ferry). Historic Tlingit and Russian capital; now a picturesque fishing and tourism community of ~8,500.