Alaska Gazetteer
Point Salisbury is a physical feature (cape) in Juneau Borough. The primary coordinates for Point Salisbury places it within the AK 99801 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Point Salisbury |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on Stephens Passage, at S end of Gastineau Channel, 2.5 mi. W of Bishop Point and 10 mi. SW of Juneau, Coast Mts. |
| History: | Discovered August 11, 1794 by Joseph Whidbey, Royal Navy (RN), and named by Captain George Vancouver for the Bishop of Salisbury (Wagner, 1937, p. 407). |
| Borough: | Juneau Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.2050018311 |
| Longitude: | -134.217224121 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Point Salisbury: Point Salisbury.
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 Salisbury does not include property ownership information.
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