Point Howard is a physical feature (cape) in Haines Borough. The primary coordinates for Point Howard places it within the AK 99801 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Point Howard |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Cape |
Description: | on W shore of Lynn Canal, 7 mi. N of Point Couverden and 23 mi. W of Juneau, St. Elias Mts. |
History: | Named in 1890 by Lieutenant Commander H. B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN), for Ensign William Lauriston Howard, U.S. Navy (USN), a member of his party. |
Borough: | Haines Borough |
Latitude: | 58.2919425964 |
Longitude: | -135.054992676 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Point Howard: Point Howard.
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 Point Howard does not include property ownership information.
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