Alaska Gazetteer
Halibut Point is a physical feature (cape) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Halibut Point places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Halibut Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | 4 mi. NW of Sitka, on NW coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "This is an 1882 translation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) of the name given in 1809 by the Russian navigator Ivan Vasiliev the first, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN); reported by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as ""M(ys) Paltusey."" The name ""Mys Peschanyy,"" meaning ""Sandy Cape,"" was published for this point in 1848 by the Russian Hydrographic Dept. on Chart 1397." |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.099445343 |
| Longitude: | -135.39666748 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Halibut Point: Halibut 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 Halibut Point does not include property ownership information.
| Goddard, AK (18.3 miles S) |
