Information About

Point San Rafael

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Point San Rafael on The Map

Location

55 ° 23' 11" N,
133 ° 25' 0.001" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Craig

Elevation

16 ft (4.88 m)

Point San Rafael in Detail.

About

on SE coast of Saint Ignace I., in Bucareli Bay, Alex. Arch.

History

Named "Punta de San Rafael," i.e. "Point of Saint Raphael," by Francisco Antonio Maurelle "about May 21, 1779, perhaps after San Rafael whose apparition is celebrated May 7" (Wagner, 1937, p. 412-413).

Places Near Point San Rafael
Archipelagos:

Arrecife Islands, Diver Islands,

Areas:

Millar Rocks, Twin Rocks, Witness Rocks,

Bars:

Balandra Shoal, Ballena Island Shoal, Fern Reef, Labandera Rock, Larzatita Island Reef, Parida Island Reef, Rana Reef, Saint Ignace Rock, San Christoval Rock, Sucia Ledge,

Bays:

Port San Antonio, Port Asumcion, Port Dolores, Port Estrella, Port Mayoral, Port Refugio, Port San Antonio, Port Santa Cruz, Adrian Cove, Aguada Cove, Aguirre Bay, Arena Cove, Bobs Bay, Bucareli Bay, Fortaleza Bay, Garcia Cove, Indiada Cove, San Alberto Bay, Siketi Sound, Steamboat Bay, Thimble Cove,

Capes:

Point Marabilla, Point Maria, Point Miliflores, Point Polocano, Point Providence, Point Quemada, Point Remedios, Point Rosary, Point Saint Boniface, Point Saint Isidor, Point Saint Thomas, Point Caponeta, Point San Francisco, Point San Jose, Point San Leonardo, Point San Pasqual, Point San Rafael, Point San Roque, Point Santa Gertrudis, Point Santa Lucia, Point Santa Rosa, Point Santa Rosalia, Point Aguirre, Point Alonzo, Point Amargura, Point Animas, Point Arboleda, Point Arucenas, Point Barrigon, Point Bocas, Point Cangrejo, Point Capones, Point Caracol, Point Cocos, Point Cosinas, Point Cruz, Point Cuerbo, Point Delgada, Point Espada, Point Eugenia, Point Falfan, Point Fortaleza, Point Fula, Point Garcia, Point Gorda, Point Ildefonso, Point Incarnation, Point Isleta, Agueda Point, Amarilla Point, Arrecife Point, Arrecite Point, Canal Point, Cape Bartolome, Cape Cambon, Cape Empinado, Cape Felix, Cape Flores, Diamond Point, Diver Point, Eagle Point, Fern Point, Lontana Point, Mineral Point, Palisade Point, Pepper Point, Punishment Point, Punta de los Almos, Punta Gorda, Punta Maria Antonia, Punta Noriega, Punta Palmito, Reef Point, Point San Antonio, Silvester Point, Snail Point, Sword Point, Tranquil Point, Triste Point, Point Verde,

Channels:

Cruz Pass, Meares Passage, Paloma Pass, Port Real Marina, Portillo Channel, Saint Nicholas Channel, San Christoval Channel, Ulloa Channel, Ursua Channel,

Dams:

Waterfall Dam,

Hills:

Isidor Hill,

Islands:

Abrejo Rocks, Alargate Rocks, Animas Island, Arboles Island, Baker Island, Balandra Island, Bibora Island, Cabras Islands, Caracol Island, Catalina Island, Coposo Island, Cristina Island, Cruz Islands, Diver Rocks, East San Lorenzo Island, Garcia Island, Hermagos Islands, Hermanos Islands, Indiada Island, Isla Buen Ayre, Isleta, Joe Island, Larzatita Island, Lulu Island, Marabilla Island, Muerta Island, Palisade Island, Parida Island, Piedras Island, Pigeon Island, Pine Island, Quitasueno Rock, Ridge Island, Rosary Island, Saint Ignace Island, San Adrian Island, San Clemente Island, San Fernando Island, San Francisco Island, San Juan Bautista Island, San Juanito Island, San Lorenzo Islands, Santa Lucia Island, Santa Rita Island, Shaft Rock, Sola Rock, Sombrero Island, Suemez Island, Triste Island, Tuft Rock, Ubi Island, Verde Island, West San Lorenzo Island, The Witnesses,

Lakes:

Lake Fortaleza, Waterfall Reservoir,

Mountains:

Bautista Peak, Esmeralda Mountain, Fawn Mountain, Mount Miramar, Pimenta Mountain,

Rivers:

Rio de la Aguada,

Streams:

Arroyo Blanco,

Cities:

Waterfall,