Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Sisters

Sisters is a island in Coos County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1161514. It sits at 0.7 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.

NameSisters
GNIS feature ID1161514
Kind of placeIsland
StateOregon
CountyCoos
Latitude43.12122
Longitude-124.434
USGS topographic mapBandon
First recorded11/28/1980
Elevationcalculated0.7 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated2 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other islands

Every island covered here

Other places in Coos County

Questions

Where is Sisters?

In Coos County, Oregon, at 43.12122, -124.434. The USGS records it on the Bandon topographic map.

How high is Sisters?

0.7 metres (2 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Sisters?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a island in the Geographic Names Information System.

Where does this information come from?

The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.

Method and sources

The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
  • USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service