56 ° 58' 32.999" N,
133 ° 56' 49.999" W
Petersburg (CA)
62 ft (18.9 m)
population 455, on NW coast of Kupreanof I., Alex. Arch.
HistoryTlingit Indian village named for the Kake tribe living there. The original local village name was "S'ikanakhse'ni" reported to possibly mean "from a black bear town" (Hodge, 1907, p. 644). Fishing and canning are the economic base of the town. The population was 234 in 1890; 232 in 1910; 387 in 1920; 386 in 1930; 419 in 1939; and 376 in 1950. The Kake post office was established in 1904 (Ricks, 1965, p. 30).
Sorted by Most Common to Least Common Viewings
Surf Scoter, Black Turnstone, American Crow, American Robin, Aleutian Cackling Goose, Harlequin Duck, Surfbird, White-winged Scoter, Pigeon Guillemot, Bonaparte's Gull, Common Raven, Marbled Murrelet, Common Loon, Bald Eagle, Barn Swallow, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Swainson's Thrush, Song Sparrow, Orange-crowned Warbler, Lesser Scaup, Rock Ptarmigan, Wandering Tattler, Herring Gull, Arctic Tern, Pelagic Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Belted Kingfisher, Northern Flicker, Steller's Jay, Brown Creeper, Lazuli Bunting
Cucumber Reef, West Pinta Rocks,
Bays:Dakaneek Bay, Davidson Bay, Frederick Sound, Gil Harbor, Hamilton Bay, Kadake Bay, Portage Bay, Stedman Cove,
Capes:Point Macartney, Point White, Point Camden, Point Hamilton, Cape Bendel, Pinta Point, Salt Point,
Channels:Cities:Kake,
Dams:City of Kake Dam, Old Kake Dam,
Islands:Berry Island, Burnt Island, Clark Island, Entrance Island, Eva Island, Grave Island, Hamilton Island, Hare Island, Horseshoe Island, Hound Island, Keku Islands, Kousk Island, Little Hamilton Island, Mosquito Islands, Payne Island, Pup Island, Schooner Island, Turnabout Island,
Lakes:Mountains:Pillars:Reserves:Streams:Camp Trail Creek, Cathedral Falls Creek, Gunnuk Creek, Hamilton Creek, Jenny Creek, Kadake Creek, Little Gunnuk Creek, Saginaw Creek, Sitkum Creek, Slo Duc Creek, Small Point White Creek, Straight Creek,
