Sitka
The old capital of Russian Alaska, under a dormant volcano on the open Pacific.
About this view
Sitka is the only community on Alaska's Inside Passage that faces the open Pacific rather than sheltered channels, and it is watched over by Mount Edgecumbe, a dormant volcano so symmetrical that comparisons to Mount Fuji are unavoidable. About 8,500 people live here.
This was the capital of Russian America from 1808, when it was called New Archangel, and Castle Hill above the harbour is the exact ground where Alaska was transferred from Russia to the United States in 1867. The onion domes of St Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral still sit in the middle of town, and Tlingit culture long predates and outlasts all of it.
Alaska time, UTC−9. Summer gives nearly endless evening light and cruise traffic in the sound; winter brings storms straight off the Pacific and snow down to the waterline.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is the Sitka live cam located?
- The camera looks over Sitka, Alaska, in United States. Its position is 57.053°N, 135.330°W, which you can open on our world map.
- What time is it at the Sitka camera?
- Sitka, Alaska runs on UTC−8, and the live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time and whether it is day or night there. It is worth checking before you watch: this view changes completely between the middle of the night and the busiest hours of the day.
- Are there other live cams near Sitka, Alaska?
- Yes — the closest ones are Fairbanks Aurora Cam, Sea Otter Cam, Vancouver and Vancouver Harbour & Canada Place. They are listed under "Nearby cams" further down this page, and every camera we carry is plotted on the world map.
- Is this stream really live?
- Yes. This is a real 24/7 live feed broadcast by EarthCam, played through the official YouTube player — free, no account needed. Every stream in our catalogue is checked automatically before each update to confirm it is still live and watchable.
