Alaska Gazetteer
Orient Point is a physical feature (cape) in Kodiak Island Borough. The primary coordinates for Orient Point places it within the AK 99615 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Orient Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on E coast of Whale I., 5 mi. SE of Afognak, N of Kodiak I. |
| History: | "Descriptive name ""M(ys) Vostochnyy"" given by Murashev in 1839 or 1840 and published on Russian Hydrographic Dept Chart 1425. Baker (1906, p. 223) published ""East Point,"" the translation of Murashev's name. Beacuse of duplication the name was changed to ""Orient Point"" in 1909 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS)." |
| Borough: | Kodiak Island Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.9419441223 |
| Longitude: | -152.73916626 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Orient Point: Orient 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 Orient Point does not include property ownership information.
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Port Lions, AK
(7.4 miles SW) Ouzinkie, AK (8.8 miles E) Aleneva, AK (10.2 miles NW) Kodiak Station, AK (12.7 miles SSE) |
Kodiak, AK
(16.1 miles SE) Mill Bay, AK (16.6 miles ESE) Womens Bay, AK (18.2 miles S) |
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Aleut Village, AK
(5.3 miles N) Afognak, AK (5.6 miles N) Duck Village, AK (13.4 miles NNE) Port Wakefield, AK (13.7 miles WNW) |
Aleksashkina, AK
(18 miles SE) |
