Information About

Point Windham

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 33' 47.999" N,
133 ° 34' 4.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Elevation

85 ft (25.91 m)

Point Windham in Detail.

About

on E shore of Stephens Passage, at mouth of Windham Bay, 4 mi. N of Sunset I. and 60 mi. SSE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

Named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), after its discovery by Lieutenant Joseph Whidbey on Aug. 13, 1794, probably for William Windham, 1750-1810, English statesman (Wagner, 1937, p. 422). Windham served as English Secretary of War 1792-1801, and Secretary of State for War and Colonies, 1806-07. This name was published in 1848 as "Mys Uindkhem," that is, "Uindkhem Cape," by the Russian Hydrographic Dept. on Chart 1396.

Topo Maps

Sumdum C-5 (1948), Sumdum C-5 (1951), Sumdum C-5 (1951), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum C-5 SW (2017),
Places Near Point Windham
Cities:

Sumdum,

Archipelagos:

Round Islets,

Bars:

McDonald Rock, Thistle Ledge, Wood Spit,

Bays:

Dry Bay, Hobart Bay, Holkham Bay, Sand Bay, Sanford Cove, Sunset Cove, Windham Bay,

Capes:

Point Lookout, Point Astley, Point Hobart, Point League, Rock Point, Rocky Point, Point Windham,

Channels:

The Narrows,

Islands:

Bushy Islands, Entrance Island, Harbor Island, Round Islet, Sail Island, Sumdum Island, Sunset Island, The Twins,

Lakes:

Taylor Lake,

Mine:

K and D Mine,

Rivers:

Chuck River,

Streams:

Libby Creek, Powers Creek, Taylor Creek,

Routes:

Windham Bay Trail,

Cities:

Entrance Island, Hobart Bay,