Alaska Gazetteer
Stockade Point is a physical feature (cape) in Juneau Borough. The primary coordinates for Stockade Point places it within the 99801 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Stockade Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on E shore of Stephens Passage, at mouth of Taku Harbor, 2 mi. NW of Limestone Inlet and 22 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts. |
| History: | So named in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), because the ruins of a blockhouse and stockade built by the Hudson's Bay Co. in 1840-41 were on the point. The name was published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 169). |
| Borough: | Juneau Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.057220459 |
| Longitude: | -134.02166748 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Stockade Point: Stockade 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 Stockade Point does not include property ownership information.
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Taku Harbor, AK
(1.4 miles NNE) |
Thane, AK
(18.2 miles NW) |
