Information About

Cayman Point

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cayman Point on The Map

Location

55 ° 12' 56.002" N,
133 ° 5' 46" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Hydaburg

Elevation

20 ft (6.1 m)

Cayman Point in Detail.

About

On the NE coast of Dall Island, at the SE entrance to North Bay 18 mi S of Craig, Alex Arch.

History

Named by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1882, for its fancied resemblance to an alligator's head; derived from the Spanish word "caiman" meaning "American crocodile."

Places Near Cayman Point
Archipelagos:

Diver Islands, Lively Islands, McFarland Islands, Nichols Islands,

Areas:

Millar Rocks, The Sentinels,

Bars:

Low Rock,

Bays:

Port Caldera, Port Estrella, Port Refugio, Baldy Bay, Big Bay, Bobs Bay, Breezy Bay, Coco Harbor, Crab Trap Cove, Diver Bay, Doyle Bay, Farallon Bay, Fisherman Cove, Foul Bay, Goat Mouth Inlet, Green Inlet, Hole-in-the-Wall, Hook Arm, Manhattan Arm, Manhattan Arm Sea Otter Harbor, North Bay, Sakie Bay, Sea Otter Harbor, Soda Bay, Soda Bay, Trocadero Bay, View Cove, Windy Cove,

Capes:

Point Miliflores, Point Miraballes, Point Providence, Point Saint Sebastian, Point Batan, Point Bocas, Point Iphigenia, Point Lomas, Boreas Point, Bruin Point, Canoe Point, Cape Empinado, Cape Flores, Cape Lookout, Cayman Point, Clear Point, Diver Point, Eagle Point, Eolus Point, Francis Point, Halibut Nose, Hassler Point, Juel Point, Natalia Point, Perlas Point, Punta Gorda, Punta Maria Antonia, Punta Noriega, Punta Palmito, Reef Point, Sakie Point, Point San Antonio, Solyanka Point, Tranquil Point, Turn Point, Point Verde, Way Point, Whisker Point,

Channels:

Meares Passage, North Pass, Tlevak Narrows, Tlevak Strait, Ulloa Channel,

Cliffs:

High Point,

Dams:

Craig Water Supply Dam, Waterfall Dam,

Islands:

Black Rock, Block Island, Bush Islets, Camp Island, Canas Island, Channel Island, Clam Island, Corlies Islands, Culebrina Island, Devil Island, Diver Rocks, Entrance Island, Entrance Island, Fort Islet, Gate Island, Goat Island, Guide Island, Horseshoe Island, Joe Island, Ladrones Islands, Lone Tree Island, Madre de Dios Island, Meares Island, Middle Island, Midway Island, Natalia Island, Nellag Island, Profit Island, Rancheria Island, Reef Island, Reef Islands, Ridge Island, Round Island, San Adrian Island, San Juan Bautista Island, San Juanito Island, Sangao Island, The Sentinels, Shelikof Island, Snag Island, Table Rock, Toti Island, Ulloa Island, Unlucky Island,

Lakes:

Devil Lake, Manhattan Lake, Lake Saint Nicholas, Waterfall Reservoir,

Mountains:

Bautista Peak, Bear Mountain, Cone Mountain, Squaw Mountain, Thunder Mountain, White Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

North Pass Sukkwan Strait,

Pillars:

Turn Rock,

Streams:

Soda Creek,

Routes:

Canoe Point Trail,

Cities:

Waterfall,