Information About

Rowan Bay

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 40' 1.999" N,
134 ° 14' 34.001" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Rowan Bay in Detail.

About

7 mi. N of Tebenkof Bay, on W coast of Kuiu I., Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1933 by U.S. Forest Service (USFS)"for Captain Rowan of the brig Eliza, who traded with the Indians of Southeast Alaska in the late 18th and early 19th centuries." The name "North Arm Bay of Pillars" was published in 1899 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) and was used locally until 1933.

Topo Maps

Port Alexander C-1 (1948), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander C-1 (1951), Port Alexander C-1 (1951), Port Alexander C-1 (1951), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander C-1 (1997), Port Alexander C-1 NW (2017),
Places Near Rowan Bay
Archipelagos:

Alexander Archipelago,

Bars:

Bibb Shoal,

Bays:

Band Cove, Bay of Pillars, Cedar Bight, Elena Bay, Happy Cove, Piledriver Cove, Rowan Bay, Security Bay, Shelter Cove, Tebenkof Bay, Washington Bay,

Capes:

Point Sullivan, Point Ellis, Point Lookout, Cedar Point, Elena Point, Expedition Point, Gap Point, Hourigan Point, Kingsmill Point, Paralysis Point, Retaliation Point, Troller Point,

Dams:

Rowan Bay Dam,

Islands:

Cedar Island, Christmas Island, Cleft Island, Davis Rock, Flat Island, Harbor Island, Indian Rock, Kuiu Island, Roadstead Island, Round Island, Step Island, Stewart Rock, Troller Islands, Windfall Islands,

Lakes:

Cool Lake, Kutlaku Lake,

Streams:

Alecks Creek, Kutlaku Creek, Kwatahein Creek, Saginaw Creek, Straight Creek,

Cities:

Rowan Bay,