Information About

Parker Point

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 36' 45" N,
134 ° 40' 23.002" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Angoon

Elevation

62 ft (18.9 m)

Parker Point in Detail.

About

8 mi. NW of Angoon, on W coast of Admiralty I., Alex. Arch.

History

Discovered by Lieutenant Whidbey, Royal Navy (RN), July 20, 1794, and named by Captain Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), probably for Sir Peter Parker of the British Admiralty (Wagner, 1937, p. 401).

Topo Maps

Sitka C-3 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka C-3 (1951), Sitka C-3 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka C-3 (1997), Sitka C-3 SE (2017),

Places Near Parker Point

Cities:

Killisnoo, Sitkoh,

Bars:

Coleman Reef, Danger Point Reef, Kenasnow Rocks, Lone Rock, Midway Reef, Morris Reef, Rose Rock,

Bays:

False Channel Bay, Favorite Bay, Florence Bay, Hood Bay, Killisnoo Harbor, Kootznahoo Inlet, Kootznahoo Roads, Little Basket Bay, Marble Cove, Stillwater Anchorage,

Capes:

Point Thatcher, Point Bridge, Point Craven, Point Hayes, Bluff Point, Cedar Point, Channel Point, Danger Point, Distant Point, Fishery Point, Hemlock Point, House Point, Parker Point, Peninsular Point, Pillsbury Point, Rocky Point, Saginaw Point, Point Samuel, Shelter Point, South Point, Sullivan Point, Termination Point, Turn Point,

Channels:

Thatcher Channel,

Cities:

Angoon,

Cliffs:

Bold Cliff, Marble Bluffs,

Dams:

City of Angoon Dam,

Hills:

Kootznahoo Head,

Islands:

Deception Island, Fairway Island, Killisnoo Island, Long Island, Sand Island, Table Island, Traders Island, Village Rock, White Rock,

Lakes:

Lake Florence, Thayer Lake,

Mountains:

Thayer Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Hell-s Acre,

Streams:

Basket Creek, Fishery Creek, Thayer Creek,