Information About

Saw Point

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Kake

Elevation:

46 ft (14.02 m)

About

in South Passage, at mouth of Eliza Harbor, on Admiralty I., 27 mi. SE of Angoon, Alex. Arch.

History of Saw Point

Named in 1889 by Lieutenant Commander H. B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN), and published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 142). "So named because of the sunken rocks and ledges along it (the point of land)."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka A-1 NW (2017),

Places Near Saw Point

Archipelagos:

Galankin Islands,

Areas:

Polivnoi Rocks,

Bays:

Cannery Cove, Chapin Bay, Donkey Bay, Eliza Harbor, Henrys Arm, Herring Bay, Little Pybus Bay, Sheldon Cove, South Arm Hood Bay, Woewodski Harbor, Wolfe Cabin,

Capes:

Point Napean, Point Brightman, Bluff Point, Club Point, Deepwater Point, File Point, Jaw Point, Log Point, Loon Point, Pin Point, Pio Point, Saw Point, Sharp Point, Thumb Point,

Channels:

North Passage, South Passage, West Channel,

Islands:

Carroll Island, Grave Island, Liesnoi Island, Midway Islands, Payne Island, Southwest Islands, Spruce Island,

Lakes:

Eliza Lake,

Mountains:

Bear Pass Mountain, Mount Saffran, Soapberry Mountain,