Alaska Gazetteer
Dok Point is a physical feature (cape) in Haines Borough. The primary coordinates for Dok Point places it within the AK 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Dok Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on N bank of Chilkat River, 3 mi. NW of McClellan Flats and 17 mi. SW of Skagway, Coast Mts. |
| History: | "This is a contracted form of the Tlingit Indian name ""dokhaku,"" formed by the words ""dok"" meaning ""cottonwood"" and ""haku"" meaning ""point of land."" The Indian name is also sometimes given as ""doq xaku."" The shortened form of the name was given by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1922." |
| Borough: | Haines Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.2658348083 |
| Longitude: | -135.60333252 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Dok Point: Dok 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 Dok Point does not include property ownership information.
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Lutak, AK
(5.3 miles NNE) Haines, AK (6.1 miles ESE) Mud Bay, AK (10.9 miles SE) |
Klukwan, AK
(13.8 miles NW) Skagway, AK (16.8 miles NE) Covenant Life, AK (18.2 miles NW) |
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Tanani, AK
(5.6 miles E) Port Chilkoot, AK (6.4 miles ESE) Chilkat, AK (13.9 miles NW) |
Wells, AK
(15.6 miles NW) |
