Information About

Ford Arm

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Ford Arm on The Map

Location

57 ° 34' 8" N,
135 ° 57' 42.998" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Pelican

Ford Arm in Detail.

About

8.5 mi. SE of Chichagof, on W coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch. 0.3 mile wide.

History

Named in 1897 by Lieutenant Commander Moore, U.S. Navy (USN), for yeoman Harry L. Ford, a member of his party. The name was published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1901 Coast Pilot (p. 199).

Places Near Ford Arm
Cities:

Cobol,

Bars:

Black Rock, Fortuna Reefs, Frog Rock, Guide Rock, Khaz Breakers, Middle Breaker, Minnie Reef, Ninefoot Shoal, Olga Rock, Outer Rocks, Vincent Reef,

Bays:

Black Bay, Double Cove, Elf Cove, Falcon Arm, Flat Cove, Ford Arm, Hidden Cove, Island Cove, Khaz Bay, Kimshan Cove, Klag Bay, Patterson Bay, Rocky Bay, Salisbury Sound, Slocum Arm, Waterfall Cove,

Capes:

Point Lydonia, Point Hope, Point Leo, Clearing Point, Copper Point, Division Point, Drip Point, Fortuna Point, Fox Point, Khaz Head, Khaz Peninsula, Khaz Point, Klokachef Point, Maud Point, Quit Point, Rose Point, Round Point, Point Slocum, Slope Point, Takeena Peninsula, Trap Point, Vein Point, Point Vincent,

Channels:

Elbow Passage, Fortuna Strait, The Gate, Ogden Passage, Piehle Passage, Rough Channel, Smooth Channel, Surveyor Passage,

Islands:

Baird Island, Breaker Number Two, Channel Island, Deuce Island, Dippy Island, Duck Island, Fitz Island, Gray Rock, Klag Island, Klokachef Island, Leo Island, Lydonia Island, Nelson Island, Oval Rock, Paulina Island, Port Island, Ramp Island, Rowe Island, Shale Island, Snipe Rock, Steep Island, Three Tree Island, Twin Island, Vorota Island,

Lakes:

Lake Anna, Black Lake, Lake Leo, Rust Lake, Sister Lake, Waterfall Lake, Whitestripe Lake,

Mine:

Golden Hand Apex Mine, Hirst-Chichagof Mine (historical),

Mountains:

Doolth Mountain, Flat Top Mountain, Freeburn Mountain, Goon Dip Mountain, Hirst Mountain, Khaz Peak, Mount Lydonia, Pinnacle Peak, Rust Mountain, Whitestripe Mountain, Williams Hill,

Rivers:

Black River,

Streams:

Chichagof Creek, Granite Creek, Leo Creek, Marble Creek, Rust Creek,

Routes:

Lisianski River Portage Trail,