Information About

Cape Fanshaw

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cape Fanshaw on The Map

Location

57 ° 12' 46.001" N,
133 ° 30' 6.998" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Cape Fanshaw in Detail.

About

population 5, on W coast of peninsula between Port Houghton and Frederick Sound, at S tip of Whitney I., 71 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts.

History

Named for Cape Fanshaw 3 miles to the southwest. In 1901, the town was a fishing village and the site of a cannery. The Cape Fanshaw post office was established in 1902; it was renamed "Fanshaw" in 1932 (Ricks, 1965, p. 9).

Topo Maps

Sumdum A-5 (1948), Sumdum A-5 (1948), Sumdum A-5 (1948), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum A-5 NW (2017),
Places Near Cape Fanshaw
Archipelagos:

Portage Islands, Robert Islands, Storm Islands,

Areas:

The Five Fingers,

Bars:

Bird Rock, East Spit, McDonald Rock, West Spit,

Bays:

Port Houghton, Fanshaw Bay, Hobart Bay, Russian Cove, Steamboat Bay,

Capes:

Point Walpole, Point Highland, Point Hobart, Bartlett Point, Bay Point, Bill Point, Boulder Point, Canoe Point, Cape Fanshaw, Duck Point, East Point, Fort Point, The Haystack, McNairy Point, West Point,

Channels:

Cleveland Passage, South Passage,

Islands:

The Five Fingers, Akusha Island, Crow Island, Entrance Island, Foot Island, Harbor Island, Robert Island, The Twins, Whitney Island,

Lakes:

Alice Lake, Little Lagoon,

Mountains:

Alaska Peak, Bay Point Knoll, Dahlgren Peak, Mount Fanshaw, Jamestown Peak, Man-of-War Peak, Tangent Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Stephens Passage,

Mountain Ranges:

Fanshaw Range,

Streams:

Big Creek, Cat Creek, Negro Creek,

Cities:

Cape Fanshaw, Entrance Island,