Alaska Gazetteer
Greely Point is a physical feature (cape) in Juneau Borough. The primary coordinates for Greely Point places it within the AK 99801 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Greely Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on E shore of Taku Inlet near its mouth in Stephens Passage, 14 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts. |
| History: | Named in 1890 by Lieutenant Commander H. B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN), for General Adolphus Washington Greely, 1844-1935, USA, who was a major during the Civil war and commanded the ill-fated International Polar Expedition to Lady Franklin Bay in 1881-1884. He was awarded several medals from American and European geographical societies for his achievements. He was also an author of several books on Alaska and the polar regions. Name was published by US@C&GS in the 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 153). |
| Borough: | Juneau Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.2133331299 |
| Longitude: | -134.080551147 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Greely Point: Greely 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 Greely Point does not include property ownership information.
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