Information About

Point Saint Mary

Point Saint Mary

Quick Facts

Region:

Juneau

Nearest City:

Haines

Elevation:

7 ft (2.13 m)

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 of Point Saint Mary

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.

Found on the following 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:

Bays:

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

Beaches:

Capes:

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

Channels:

Islands:

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

Lakes:

Antler Lake, Evelyn Lake, Independence Lake,

Mine:

Aurora Borealis Mine, Bessie Mine, Comet Mines, Horrible Mine, Ivanhoe Mine, Jualin Mine, Kensington Mine, Ophir Mine,

Mountains:

Lions Head Mountain,

Parks:

Saint James Bay State Marine Park,

Peaks:

Pheobe Peak, Sophia Peak,

Mountain Ranges:

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,