Information About

Bush Point

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 41' 16.001" N,
147 ° 59' 33" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Elevation

243 ft (74.07 m)

Bush Point in Detail.

About

In Prince William Sound, SW point of Perry Island, 29 mi. NE of Chenega and 24 mi. SE of Whittier, Chugach Mts.

History

Named by the U.S. Navy for Captain Ellsworth Lincoln Bush, U.S. Navy (USN), (died 1957) who sailed Alaskan waters for more than 40 years in the service of the Navy and the Military Sea Transportaion Service. At his request, Captain Bush's ashes were strewn upon the water of Prince William Sound near the southwestern point of land on Perry Island.

Topo Maps

Seward C-3 (1951), Seward C-3 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward C-3 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959), Seward C-3 (1995),
Places Near Bush Point
Bars:

Egg Rocks,

Bays:

Lake Bay, Port Wells, Cove Shoestring, Culross Bay, Derickson Bay, East Twin Bay, Esther Bay, Falls Bay, Foul Bay, Granite Bay, Hidden Bay, Main Bay, McClure Bay, Papoose Cove, Picturesque Cove, Quillian Bay, Shoestring Cove, South Bay, Squaw Bay, West Twin Bay,

Capes:

Point Perry, Point Culross, Point Esther, Billings Point, Bush Point, Herring Point, Hodgkins Point, Meares Point, Ragged Point, Tipping Point,

Channels:

Esther Passage, Lone Passage, Perry Passage, Wells Passage,

Dams:

West Gables Cannery Dam,

Islands:

Applegate Island, Bald Head Chris Island, Crafton Island, Culross Island, Dutch Group, East Flank Island, Esther Island, Esther Rock, Fool Island, Perry Island, West Flank Island,

Lakes:

Cheimoviski Lake, Esther Lake, Falls Lake, Gunboat Lakes,

Mountains:

Eshamy Peak, Esther Peak,

Parks:

Granite Bay State Marine Park, South Esther Island State Marine Park,

Routes:

Esther Falls Overlook Trail,

Waterfalls:

Esther Falls,