Bishop Point is a physical feature (cape) in Juneau Borough. The primary coordinates for Bishop Point places it within the AK 99801 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Bishop Point |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Cape |
Description: | at S end of Taku Inlet, on Stephens Passage, 4.8 mi. SE of Dupont and 12 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts. |
History: | "This point of land was named ""Point Salisbury"" in 1794 by Captain Vancouver (1798, v. 3, p. 278), RN, for the Bishop of Salisbury. W. H. Dall, changed the name to Bishop Point in 1883 because the name ""Point Salisbury"" was accidently transferred on Vancouver's chart to another point 3 miles to the west. Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 8), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), located the point in the right place, but all other charts took the location from the Vancouver chart." |
Borough: | Juneau Borough |
Latitude: | 58.2036094666 |
Longitude: | -134.151382446 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Bishop Point: Bishop 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 Bishop Point does not include property ownership information.
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