Information About

Pin Point

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 9' 32" N,
134 ° 15' 43.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Elevation

85 ft (25.91 m)

Pin Point in Detail.

About

on Liesnoi I., at mouth of Eliza Harbor, on Admiralty I., 26 mi. SE of Angoon, Alex. Arch.

History

Descriptive name given in 1889 by Lieutenant Commander Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN), and published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 142). Off the point is "a projecting ledge about 100 yards in length" from which the name is derived.

Topo Maps

Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka A-1 NW (2017),
Places Near Pin Point
Archipelagos:

Galankin Islands,

Areas:

Polivnoi Rocks,

Bays:

Cannery Cove, Chapin Bay, Donkey Bay, Eliza Harbor, Henrys Arm, Herring Bay, Little Pybus Bay, Sheldon Cove, South Arm Hood Bay, Woewodski Harbor, Wolfe Cabin,

Capes:

Point Napean, Point Brightman, Bluff Point, Club Point, Deepwater Point, File Point, Jaw Point, Log Point, Loon Point, Pin Point, Pio Point, Saw Point, Sharp Point, Thumb Point,

Channels:

North Passage, South Passage, West Channel,

Islands:

Carroll Island, Elliott Island, Grave Island, Liesnoi Island, Long Island, Midway Islands, Payne Island, Southwest Islands, Spruce Island,

Lakes:

Eliza Lake,

Mountains:

Bear Pass Mountain, Mount Saffran, Soapberry Mountain,