Coghlan Island, Juneau

#39 among attractions in Juneau

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Coghlan Island is an island in the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska, United States. Located in Stephens Passage, it is 1.2 miles south of Fairhaven and 11 miles northwest of the city of Juneau. It was named in 1885 by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey for United States Navy officer Joseph Coghlan, who commanded the USS Adams during its survey of southeastern Alaska from 1883 to 1884. ()

Maximum elevation: 177 ftArchipelago: Alexander ArchipelagoCoordinates: 58°21'12"N, 134°41'53"W

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Coghlan Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Brotherhood Bridge, Chapel by the Lake, Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center, Nugget Mall Juneau.

3.7 miE
Bridge
Brotherhood Bridge, Juneau
94 min walk • The Brotherhood Bridge is a road bridge in Juneau, Alaska. The bridge carries the Glacier Highway over the Mendenhall River, acting as a demarcation point of sorts between the urban and rural portions of mainland Juneau.
3 miNE
Church
Chapel by the Lake, Juneau
78 min walk • Chapel by the Lake is a Presbyterian church in Auke Bay, Alaska. It was designed by Juneau-based architects Harold Foss and Linn A. Forrest. The construction lasted from 1954 to 1958.
7.1 miNE
13-mile-long glacier
Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center, Juneau
180 min walk • Mendenhall Glacier is a glacier about 13.6 miles long located in Mendenhall Valley, about 12 miles from downtown Juneau in the southeast area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
4.4 miE
58°21'44"N • 134°34'37"W
Nugget Mall Juneau, Juneau
113 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
5.2 miNE
Memorial
Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park, Juneau
134 min walk • Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park is a sports facility complex in Juneau, Alaska, and adjacent to Floyd Dryden Middle School. It was named after Richard James Adair and Jimmy Earl Kennedy, two Juneau Police Department officers who died in the line of duty on April 17, 1979.
3 miNE
Universities and schools
University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau
78 min walk • The University of Alaska Southeast is a public university with its main campus in Juneau, Alaska and extended campuses in Sitka and Ketchikan.

Coghlan Island, Juneau

Facts and practical information

Coghlan Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Brotherhood Bridge, Juneau

Chapel by the Lake, Juneau

Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center, Juneau

Nugget Mall Juneau, Juneau

Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park, Juneau

University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau