Alaska Gazetteer
Battery Point is a physical feature (cape) in Haines Borough. The primary coordinates for Battery Point places it within the AK 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Battery Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | in Chilkook Inlet, on E coast of Chilkat Peninsula 0.2 mi. S of Kelgaya Bay and 17 mi. SSW of Skagway, Coast Mts. |
| History: | "So named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1891 because of its resemblance to an earthwork fortification (U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1891 p. 203). Arthur and Aurel Krause (1883, map) reported its native name as ""Ketlrachta."" In 1901 the point was reserved for use as a light-house." |
| Borough: | Haines Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.2086105347 |
| Longitude: | -135.363616943 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Battery Point: Battery 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 Battery Point does not include property ownership information.
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Haines, AK
(3.1 miles WNW) Mud Bay, AK (3.4 miles S) |
Lutak, AK
(11.6 miles NW) Skagway, AK (17.4 miles N) |
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Port Chilkoot, AK
(3.1 miles WNW) Tanani, AK (5.1 miles NNW) |
