Russian Blockhouse
Russian Blockhouse is an attraction in Alaska, at a recorded elevation of 17 m. Ante Peak stands 1,503 m to the northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is The Prospector, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 5.6 miles off. 105 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Height
- 8.00 m
- Elevation
- 17.30 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
105 named places within 25 miles
- Harbor Peak: 1.6 mi
- Picnic Rock: 2.3 mi
- Gavan Hill: 2.7 mi
- Mount Verstovia: 2.8 mi
- Harbor Mountain: 3.0 mi
- The Prospector: 0.1 mi
- Baranov Totem Pole: 0.1 mi
- U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey House: 0.1 mi
- Shee-atika Corporation Totem Pole: 0.2 mi
- Xa 'Tulitseen: 0.3 mi
- Castle Hill Park: 0.1 mi
- Moller Park: 0.6 mi
- Turnaround Park: 0.6 mi
- Sitka National Historical Park: 0.8 mi
- Kimsham Sports Complex: 1.0 mi
- Castle Hill: 0.1 mi
- Sitka National Historical Park: 0.8 mi
- Sitka Cruise Ship Port: 5.0 mi
- Glass Ball Beach: 15.7 mi
- St. Peter's Fellowship Farm: 0.4 mi
- Blatchley Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Fine Arts Camp Compost Garden Project: 0.6 mi
- Chicken Coop: 0.7 mi
- Sitka History Museum: 0.3 mi
- Russian Bishops House: 0.3 mi
- Sheldon Jackson Museum: 0.6 mi
- Sage Beach: 0.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 2.2 mi
- Indian River Falls: 4.6 mi
- Bear Mountain Waterfall: 5.6 mi
- Sitka National Historical Park: 0.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Russian Blockhouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ante Peak | NE 54° | 1,503 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Bassie | E 87° | 1,355 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Radamaker | ESE 119° | 1,317 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mount Katlian | NE 36° | 1,312 m | 8.8 mi |
| Annahootz Mountain | N 3° | 1,311 m | 16.4 mi |
| Bear Mountain | E 90° | 1,239 m | 6.6 mi |
| Cupola Peak | ESE 108° | 1,212 m | 9.2 mi |
| East Sister | NE 52° | 1,165 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:25 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 04:07 | 20:53 | 22:01 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:12 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 13:55 | 15:21 |
Local time (America/Sitka).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 34 | 36 | 41 | 47 | 52 | 55 | 56 | 51 | 44 | 37 | 34 |
| Precip in | 9.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 9.6 | 13.8 | 14.8 | 12.1 | 11.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sitka 1 NE, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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