Information About

Nelson Cove

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Nelson Cove on The Map

Location

55 ° 12' 16.999" N,
131 ° 49' 46.999" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Ketchikan

Nelson Cove in Detail.

About

extends SE from Clarence Strait, on SW coast of Gravina I., 6 mi. NW of Dall Head, Alex. Arch.

History

Local name recorded in 1921 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); "named for an early prospector."

Places Near Nelson Cove
Archipelagos:

Blank Islands,

Areas:

Point McCartey, Upper Nickeyville,

Bars:

Bolles Ledge, Hid Reef, Kelp Rocks, Lewis Reef, Ohio Rock, Pennock Reef, Phocena Rocks, Rosa Reef,

Bays:

Port Johnson, Black Sand Cove, Blank Inlet, Bostwick Inlet, Canoe Cove, Chichagof Bay, Clam Cove, Dall Bay, Dutch Harbor, French Harbor, Grant Cove, Menefee Anchorage, Mud Bay, Nehenta Bay, Nelson Cove, Open Bay (not official), Phocana Bay, Phocena Bay, Radenbough Cove, Refuge Cove, Seal Cove, Totem Bight, Vallenar Bay, Ward Cove, Whisky Cove,

Beaches:

Black Sand Beach,

Capes:

Point McCartey, Adams Point, Bar Point, Blank Point, Bostwick Point, Charcoal Point, Chasina Point, Dall Head, Gravina Point, Inner Point, Lewis Point, Peninsula Point, Rip Point, Rock Point, Scraggy Point, South Vallenar Point, Windy Point,

Channels:

Nichols Passage, Tongass Narrow, Tongass Narrows, Tongass Narrows,

Cities:

Ketchikan,

Dams:

Carlanna Lake Dam, Ketchikan Debris Control Dam, Ketchikan Diversion Dam, Ketchikan Lakes Dam, North Fawn Lake Dam, South Fawn Lake Dam,

Fictional Places:

Elmo,

Hills:

Brush Hill, Cove Mountain, Judy Hill, Level Mountain,

Islands:

Bronaugh Islands, Channel Island, Chasina Island, Danger Island, East Clump, East Island, Gravina Island, Grouse Rock, Menefee Islands, Moira Island, Moira Rock, Pennock Island, Polk Island, Seal Cove Rocks, Sun Rocks, Warburton Island, Wedge Island, Wedge Islands, Whiterock Island,

Lakes:

Bostwick Lake, Carlanna Lake, Downdraft Lake, Fawn Lake, Fawn Lake, Fawn Lake, Lower and Upper Ketchikan Lakes, Lower Ketchikan Lake, Lake Perseverance, Scout Lake, Upper Ketchikan Lake, Ward Lake, Lake Williams,

Mountains:

Chapin Peak, Curve Mountain, Diana Mountain, Dude Mountain, Flat Mountain, High Mountain, House Mountain, Irvin Thompson Mountain, Juno Mountain, Minerva Mountain, Nipple Mountain, Plain Mountain, Punch Hill, The Puppets, Signal Mountain, Smooth Mountain, Spot Mountain, Sullivan Mountain, Ward Mountain,

Parks:

Black Sands Beach State Marine Park, Dall Bay State Marine Park, Totem Bight State Historical Park,

Mountain Passes:

Nichols Passage,

Mountain Ranges:

California Ridge,

Ridges:

Dall Ridge, Dall Ridge,

Streams:

Bostwick Creek, Carlanna Creek, Government Creek, Halibut Creek, Hoadley Creek, Ketchikan Creek, Perseverance Creek, Signal Creek, Vallenar Creek, Walsh Creek, Ward Creek,

Routes:

Carlanna Lake Trail, Deer Mountain National Recreation Trail, Minerva Mountain Trail, Perseverance Trail, Ward Lake Trail,

Cities:

Carlanna, Mud Bay, Peninsula Point, Pennock Island, Refuge Cove, Shoreline Drive, Ward Cove,