Information About

Hood Bay

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 24' 34.999" N,
134 ° 30' 58" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Hood Bay in Detail.

About

4 mi. S of Angoon, on W coast of Admiralty I., Alex. Arch. 2 miles wide.

History

Named "Hoods Bay" in 1794 by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), probably for the English Admiral and First Viscount, Samuel Hood, 1724-1816, (Wagner 1937, p. 392). Admiral Hood was second in command of Lord Rodney's North American Fleet druing the Revolutionary War. There has been some confusion of the names since Captain Vancouver's Hoods Bay apparently does not correspond to the description given by Lieutenant Joseph Whidbey of Captain Vancouver's party who visited the locality (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1883, p. 175). The bay was called "Hhotz Bay" by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8050 in 1899. This name was probably derived from the Tlingit Indian word "Chuts" of "huts" meaning "bear."

Topo Maps

Sitka B-2 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka B-2 (1951), Sitka B-2 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka B-2 (2000), Sitka B-2 NW (2017),

Places Near Hood Bay

Cities:

Hood Bay, Killisnoo,

Bars:

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

Bays:

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

Capes:

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

Cities:

Cliffs:

Bold Cliff, Dead Tree Bluff,

Dams:

City of Angoon Dam,

Hills:

Kootznahoo Head,

Islands:

Deception Island, Diamond Island, Killisnoo Island, Kinchman Rock, Lone Tree Islet, Long Island, North Island, Passage Island, Sand Island, South America Island, Stone Island, Table Island, Target Island, Village Rock, Woodchoppers Island,

Lakes:

Davidson Lake, Fresh Water Lake, Kanalku Lake, Salt Lake,

Mountains:

Kanalku Mountain, Table Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Streams:

Davis Creek, Freshwater Creek, Hasselborg Creek, Jims Creek, Lighter Creek, Thayer Creek,

Routes:

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

Cities:

Waterfalls: