Information About

Rocky Point

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Rocky Point on The Map

Location

57 ° 39' 43.999" N,
154 ° 13' 55.999" W

Region

Kodiak Island

Nearest City

Akhiok

Elevation

13 ft (3.96 m)

Rocky Point in Detail.

About

on W coast of Kodiak I., 10 mi. NE of Karluk.

History

Descriptive name reported in 1897 by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), commander of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) steamer Albatross. Named "Makhnashka" by Cpat. Tebenkov (1852, map 23), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), called "Kekurnyy," meaning "pillar," by the Russian Hydrographic Dept. in 1849.

Topo Maps

Karluk (1951), Karluk (1952), Karluk (1952), Karluk (1952), Karluk (1952), Karluk (1952), Karluk (1952), Karluk C-1 (1952), Karluk C-1 (1952), Karluk C-1 (1954),
Places Near Rocky Point
Bars:

Wolcott Reef,

Bays:

Larsen Bay, Northeast Harbor,

Beaches:

Sevenmile Beach,

Capes:

Cape Uyak, Rocky Point,

Dams:

Karluk Lagoon Dam,

Islands:

Bear Island,

Lakes:

Karluk Lagoon,

Streams:

Shasta Creek,