Alaska Gazetteer
Column Point is a physical feature (cape) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Column Point places it within the 99832 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Column Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on NW coast of Chichagof I., at mouth of Lisianski Inlet, 3.5 mi. SW of Point Lucan, 37 mi. W of Hoonah, Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "Descriptive name given by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1880 ""because this point, which is low and rocky, has several rock pinnacles or columns near it."" Some of the older charts show it mistakenly as Point Lucan." |
| Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.1205558777 |
| Longitude: | -136.442779541 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Column Point: Column 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 Column Point does not include property ownership information.
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