Information About

Farragut Bay

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Farragut Bay on The Map

Location

57 ° 7' 8" N,
133 ° 13' 50.002" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Kupreanof

Farragut Bay in Detail.

About

at NE shore of Frederick Sound, 14 mi. SE of Cape Fanshaw and 80 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts. 5 miles wide.

History

Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for Admiral David Glascoe Farragut, 1801-70, American admiral, hero of the battles of New Orleans and Mobile Bay in the Civil War. The name was published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 136).

Topo Maps

Sumdum A-4 (1948), Sumdum A-4 (1951), Sumdum A-4 (1951), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum A-4 SW (2017),
Places Near Farragut Bay
Archipelagos:

Portage Islands,

Bars:

Flock Rock, Harrington Rock,

Bays:

Port Houghton, Cape Strait, Dry Cove, Farragut Bay, Francis Anchorage, Goose Cove, North Arm, North Arm Port Houghton, Portage Bay, South Arm,

Capes:

Bay Point, Boulder Point, East Point, Flat Point, Grand Point, The Haystack, Hook Point, West Point,

Channels:

Sanborn Canal, Sandborn Canal,

Islands:

Rabbit Island, Read Island, Stop Island, Walter Island,

Lakes:

Little Lagoon,

Mountains:

Alaska Peak, Ambler Peak, Bay Point Knoll, Chipp Peak, Dahlgren Peak, De Long Peak, Franklin Peaks, Grant Peak, Hall Peak, Hunt Peak, Jamestown Peak, Kane Peak, Lincoln Peak, Lockwood Peak, Man-of-War Peak, Putnam Peak, Saranac Peak, Scott Peak, Sheridan Peak, Stanton Peak, Tangent Peak, Washington Peak,

Mountain Ranges:

Bohemian Range, Missionary Range,

Rivers:

Farragut River,

Streams:

Cat Creek, Negro Creek, Twelvemile Creek,