Information About

Point Saint Mary

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 44' 3.001" N,
135 ° 1' 14.002" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Haines

Elevation

7 ft (2.13 m)

Point Saint Mary in Detail.

About

on E shore of Lynn Canal, at N entrance to Berners Bay, 1 mi. N of Point Bridget and 37 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

Discovered about July 17, 1794 by Joseph Whidbey, Royal Navy (RN), and named by Captain George Vancouver, probably for Saint Mary Wiggenhall, birthplace of his mother (Wagner, 1937, p. 407). and named by him St. Makarius (St. Markiana). See Amchitka Island.

Topo Maps

Juneau C-4 (1948), Juneau C-4 (1949), Juneau C-4 (1949), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau C-4 (1996), Juneau C-4 NE (2017),
Places Near Point Saint Mary
Bars:

Poundstone Rock, Sherman Rock, Vanderbilt Reef,

Basins:

Yankee Basin,

Bays:

Berners Bay, Boat Harbor, Bridget Cove, Echo Cove, Saint James Bay, Yankee Cove,

Beaches:

Eagle Beach,

Capes:

Point Saint Mary, Point Whidbey, Point Bridget, Cove Point, Danger Point, Lance Point, Saint James Point, Point Sherman,

Channels:

Lynn Canal,

Islands:

Benjamin Island, Little Island, Lynn Brothers, Mab Island, North Island, Ralston Island, Sentinel Island,

Lakes:

Antler Lake, Evelyn Lake, Independence Lake,

Mountains:

Lions Head Mountain,

Parks:

Saint James Bay State Marine Park,

Peaks:

Pheobe Peak, Sophia Peak,

Mountain Ranges:

Kakuhan Range,

Rivers:

Antler River, Berners River, Eagle River, Gilkey River, Lace River,

Streams:

Bessie Creek, Canyon Creek, Cowee Creek, Davies Creek, Johnson Creek, Ophir Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sherman Creek, Slate Creek, South Fork Cowee Creek, Sweeny Creek,

Routes:

Amalga Trail, Bessie Creek Trail, Davies Creek Trail, Point Bridget Trail,

Valleys:

Granite Canyon, Snowslide Gulch,