Information About

Point Sherman

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 51' 22" N,
135 ° 9' 6.998" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Haines

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Point Sherman in Detail.

About

on E shore of Lynn Canal, 0.6 mi. SW of mouth of Sweeny Creek and 46 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

Named in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), for General William Tecumseh Sherman, 1820-91, Civil War general. The name was published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast pilot (p. 195).

Topo Maps

Juneau D-4 (1949), Juneau D-4 (1949), Juneau D-4 (1949), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau D-4 (1951), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau D-4 SE (2017),

Places Near Point Sherman

Archipelagos:

Chilkat Islands,

Bars:

Sherman Rock,

Bays:

Berners Bay, Rescue Harbor, William Henry Bay,

Capes:

Point Saint Mary, Point Bridget, Cove Point, Danger Point, Lance Point, Point Sherman,

Channels:

Lynn Canal,

Islands:

Anyaka Island, Eldred Rock, Kataguni Island, Shikosi Island, Sullivan Island, Sullivan Rock,

Lakes:

Independence Lake,

Mountains:

Lions Head Mountain,

Parks:

Chilkat Islands State Marine Park,

Peaks:

Pheobe Peak, Rotting Death Spire, Selby, Sophia Peak,

Mountain Ranges:

Kakuhan Range,

Rivers:

Antler River, Beardslee River, Berners River, Endicott River, Lace River,

Streams:

Cowee Creek, Johnson Creek, Ophir Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sherman Creek, Slate Creek, Sweeny Creek, William Henry Creek,

Valleys:

Snowslide Gulch,