Alaska Gazetteer
Tantallon Point is a physical feature (cape) in Juneau Borough. The primary coordinates for Tantallon Point places it within the AK 99824 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Tantallon Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | at SE end of Douglas I., on Stephens Passage, at S end of Gastineau Channel, 2.4 mi. S of Dupont and 9.5 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts. |
| History: | Named in 1884 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); published in 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 171). DeArmond (1957, p. 42-43) believed that Dall, as a student of Sir Walter Scott's writings, took the name from Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, Scotland, one of the castles of the Douglas Clan. |
| Borough: | Juneau Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.1958351135 |
| Longitude: | -134.261383057 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Tantallon Point: Tantallon Point.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Tantallon Point does not include property ownership information.
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