Information About

Turn Point

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 30' 29.002" N,
134 ° 34' 41.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Angoon

Elevation

66 ft (20.12 m)

Turn Point in Detail.

About

at W end of Kootznahoo Inlet, on W coast of Admiralty I., 0.3 mi. N of Angoon, Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN); published on Hydrographic Chart 225. Boats turn at this point when going from Chatham Inlet to Stillwater Anchorage.

Topo Maps

Sitka C-2 (1948), Sitka C-2 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka C-2 (1951), Sitka C-2 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka C-2 SW (2017),
Places Near Turn Point
Cities:

Hood Bay, Killisnoo,

Bars:

Danger Point Reef, Kenasnow Rocks, Kiuchman Rock, Lone Rock, Rose Rock,

Bays:

Chaik Bay, False Channel Bay, Favorite Bay, Hood Bay, Kanalku Bay, Killisnoo Harbor, Kootznahoo Inlet, Kootznahoo Roads, Marble Cove, Mitchell Bay, North Arm Hood Bay, South Arm Hood Bay, Stillwater Anchorage,

Capes:

Point Bridge, Bluff Point, Bryant Point, Cabin Point, Cedar Point, Channel Point, Danger Point, Distant Point, Hemlock Point, House Point, North Point, Parker Point, Passage Point, Pillsbury Point, Ponte Point, Rocky Point, Rocky Point, Saginaw Point, Point Samuel, Shelter Point, South Point, Sullivan Point, Termination Point, Turn Point, Village Point,

Cities:

Angoon,

Cliffs:

Bold Cliff, Dead Tree Bluff,

Dams:

City of Angoon Dam,

Hills:

Kootznahoo Head,

Islands:

Deception Island, Diamond Island, Killisnoo Island, Kinchman Rock, Long Island, Passage Island, Sand Island, South America Island, Stone Island, Table Island, Target Island, Village Rock,

Lakes:

Distin Lake, Fresh Water Lake, Salt Lake, Thayer Lake,

Mountains:

Kanalku Mountain, Thayer Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Hell-s Acre,

Streams:

Davis Creek, Freshwater Creek, Lighter Creek, Thayer Creek,

Routes:

Distin Lake Trail, Fresh Water Thayer Trail, Kanalku Lake Trail, Mitchell Bay Trail,