Black Sand Beach – Beach in Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 1828854

Location

State Alaska

County Ketchikan Gateway

Feature Class Beach

Coordinates

DMS

55°17'10"N 131°38'05"W

Decimal Degrees

55.2861111, -131.6347222

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Ketchikan B-5 SW

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Saxman

2.7 mi NE

Hydrography

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Description

On SE coast of Gravina Island 6.4 km (4 mi) S of Ketchikan.

History

Named for the dark color of the sand.

Nearby Features

Black Sand Cove Bay · 0.3 mi E
Gravina Point Cape · 0.7 mi E
Judy Hill Summit · 0.8 mi NNW
Blank Islands Island · 1.0 mi SSW
Blank Inlet Bay · 1.3 mi W
Walden Rocks Bar · 1.5 mi SE
Tongass Narrow Channel · 1.8 mi N
Walden Point Cape · 2.0 mi ESE
Bald Headed Cove Bay · 2.2 mi NNE
Pennock Island Island · 2.3 mi N

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
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