Information About

Port Houghton

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Port Houghton on The Map

Location

57 ° 18' 58" N,
133 ° 19' 31.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kupreanof

Port Houghton in Detail.

About

11 miles long. Extends W from its North Arm to Stephens Passage, 9 mi. N of Frederick Sound and 75 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts.

History

Named in August, 1794, by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), for a town in Norfolk, England (Wagner, 1937, p. 392).

Topo Maps

Sumdum B-4 (1943), Sumdum B-4 (1948), Sumdum B-4 (1948), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum B-4 (1996), Sumdum B-4 SW (2017),
Places Near Port Houghton
Archipelagos:

Robert Islands,

Bars:

East Spit, Flock Rock, West Spit,

Bays:

Port Houghton, Fanshaw Bay, Farragut Bay, Francis Anchorage, Hobart Bay, North Arm, North Arm Port Houghton, Russian Cove, South Arm, Steamboat Bay, Sunset Cove,

Capes:

Point Walpole, Point Highland, Point Hobart, Bartlett Point, Bay Point, Bill Point, Duck Point, Fort Point, The Haystack, McNairy Point, Rocky Point,

Channels:

Cleveland Passage, Sanborn Canal, Sandborn Canal, South Passage,

Islands:

Crow Island, Entrance Island, Foot Island, Rabbit Island, Read Island, Robert Island, The Twins, Walter Island, Whitney Island,

Lakes:

Alice Lake, Little Lagoon, Placer Lakes, The Salt Chuck,

Mine:

K and D Mine,

Mountains:

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

Mountain Ranges:

Fanshaw Range,

Rivers:

Farragut River,

Streams:

Cat Creek, Libby Creek, Negro Creek,

Cities:

Cape Fanshaw, Entrance Island, Hobart Bay,