Information About

Point Thatcher

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 24' 45" N,
134 ° 50' 21.001" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Elevation

92 ft (28.04 m)

Point Thatcher in Detail.

About

on NE coast of Catherine I., off NE coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN). It was called "Shkaliakh" or "Schkaliakh" by the Tlingit Indians. It is "Point Coleman" on the maps of Homfray, Cartographer of the Western Union Telegraph Expedition in 1867, (USG&GS, 1883, p. 167).

Topo Maps

Sitka B-3 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka B-3 (1951), Sitka B-3 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka B-3 (1997), Sitka B-3 NW (2017),

Places Near Point Thatcher

Cities:

Archipelagos:

Bars:

Coleman Reef, Midway Reef, Morris Reef, Plover Rock,

Bays:

The Basin, Cosmos Cove, Echo Cove, Ell Cove, Florence Bay, Hanus Bay, Kasnyku Bay, Kelp Bay, Lindenberg Harbor, Middle Arm Kelp Bay, Sitkoh Bay, South Arm Kelp Bay, Waterfall Cove,

Capes:

Point Lull, Point Thatcher, Point Caution, Point Craven, Point Hanus, Point Hayes, Lindenberg Head, North Point, North Point, Parker Point, Peninsular Point, Portage Point, South Point,

Channels:

Portage Arm, Thatcher Channel,

Cliffs:

Graystone Cliff,

Islands:

Catherine Island, Crow Island, Dead Tree Island, Fairway Island, Lone Tree Islet, McClellan Rock, Pond Island, Round Island, Svensen Rock, Traders Island, White Rock, Yellow Rock, Zubof Rock,

Lakes:

Basket Lake, Hidden Falls Lake,

Rivers:

Clear River, Glacial River,

Streams:

Cutthroat Creek, Sitkoh Creek, Thayer Creek,

Routes:

Sitkoh Lake Trail,

Cities:

Waterfalls: