Russian Bishops House
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Russian Bishops House is a museum in Alaska, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Ante Peak stands 1,503 m to the northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sitka National Historical Park, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 5.7 miles off. 105 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
The Russian Bishop's House (Russian: Русский Архиерейский Дом), once the Russian Mission Orphanage (Russian: Российская Миссия Орфанадж), is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at Lincoln and Monastery Streets in Sitka, Alaska. Built in 1841–43, this log structure is one of the oldest surviving buildings of Russian America, and was one of the centerpieces of the Russian Orthodox church's efforts to spread its influence among the natives of Alaska. It was the home and administrative center of Ivan Veniaminov, the first Bishop of Alaska, later canonized as Innocent of Alaska. The house is now a unit of Sitka National Historical Park, and is administered by the National Park Service.
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Dates from 1841.
Wikidata Q18391553, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1842
- Height
- 10.60 m
- Elevation
- 6.40 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
105 named places within 25 miles
- Harbor Peak: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Rock: 2.0 mi
- Gavan Hill: 2.5 mi
- Mount Verstovia: 2.5 mi
- Harbor Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Xa 'Tulitseen: 0.0 mi
- Shee-atika Corporation Totem Pole: 0.1 mi
- U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey House: 0.2 mi
- The Prospector: 0.3 mi
- Baranov Totem Pole: 0.3 mi
- Castle Hill Park: 0.3 mi
- Sitka National Historical Park: 0.5 mi
- Moller Park: 0.7 mi
- Turnaround Park: 0.8 mi
- Kimsham Sports Complex: 1.1 mi
- Russian Blockhouse: 0.3 mi
- Castle Hill: 0.3 mi
- Sitka National Historical Park: 0.5 mi
- Sitka Cruise Ship Port: 5.1 mi
- Glass Ball Beach: 15.9 mi
- St. Peter's Fellowship Farm: 0.1 mi
- Fine Arts Camp Compost Garden Project: 0.3 mi
- Chicken Coop: 0.4 mi
- Blatchley Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Sitka History Museum: 0.1 mi
- Sheldon Jackson Museum: 0.3 mi
- Sage Beach: 0.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 2.3 mi
- Indian River Falls: 4.4 mi
- Bear Mountain Waterfall: 5.3 mi
- Sitka National Historical Park: 0.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Russian Bishops House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ante Peak | NE 53° | 1,503 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Bassie | E 87° | 1,355 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Radamaker | ESE 119° | 1,317 m | 22.1 mi |
| Mount Katlian | NE 34° | 1,312 m | 8.6 mi |
| Annahootz Mountain | N 2° | 1,311 m | 16.3 mi |
| Bear Mountain | E 91° | 1,239 m | 6.3 mi |
| Cupola Peak | ESE 109° | 1,212 m | 8.9 mi |
| East Sister | NE 51° | 1,165 m | 5.4 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 | 13:54 | 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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