Point Retreat is a physical feature (cape) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Point Retreat places it within the AK 99801 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Point Retreat |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Cape |
Description: | on N tip of Mansfield Peninsula, in Lynn Canal, 2.9 mi. N of False Point Retreat and 20 mi. NW of Juneau, Alex. Arch. |
History: | Named in 1794 by Joseph Whidbey, Royal Navy (RN), because he was forced to seek safety here from hostile Indians (Wagner, 1937, p. 405). |
Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 58.4111099243 |
Longitude: | -134.952774048 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Point Retreat: Point Retreat.
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 Retreat does not include property ownership information.
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