Information About

Peschani Point

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 32' 12.001" N,
135 ° 19' 23.002" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Tenakee Springs

Peschani Point in Detail.

About

3 mi. N of Rodman Bay, on Duffield Peninsula, on N coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch.

History

Russian name meaning "sandy," given in 1833 by the navigator Ensign Vasiliev, published in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1397 as "M(ys) Peschanny."

Topo Maps

Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka C-4 (1951), Sitka C-4 (1951), Sitka C-4 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka C-4 SW (2017),

Places Near Peschani Point

Bars:

Cozian Reef, Deadman Reach, Ford Rock, Hoggatt Reefs, Nixon Shoal, Paradise Flats, Rodman Rock,

Bays:

Appleton Cove, Corner Bay, Crab Bay, Favorite Anchorage, Goose Cove, Kadashan Bay, Nismeni Cove, Rodman Bay, Rodman Bay, Saook Bay,

Capes:

Point Benham, Point Elizabeth, Point Kennedy, Duffield Peninsula, Emmons Point, Nismeni Point, Peschani Point, Rock Point, Saook Point,

Channels:

Adams Channel, Peril Strait,

Dams:

Corner Bay Dam,

Islands:

Andersen Island, Broad Island, Elovoi Island, False Island, Hoggatt Island, Krugloi Islands, Lauf Islands, Otstoia Island, Prince Island, Strawberry Island,

Lakes:

Mountains:

Mountain Ranges:

Rivers:

Streams:

Corner Creek, Duffield Creek, Fish Bay Creek, Hook Creek, Rodman Creek, Tonalite Creek,

Waterways:

Peril Strait,