Alaska Gazetteer
Sitka Point is a physical feature (cape) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Sitka Point places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Sitka Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on S tip of Kruzof I., 20 mi. SW of Sitka, Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "Probably named in 1809 by Russian navigator Ivan Vasiliev the first, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19) Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) published the name as ""Mys Sitkha"" or Cape Sitkha"" and also called it Cape Edgecumbe.""" |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 56.9922218323 |
| Longitude: | -135.822219849 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Sitka Point: Sitka 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 Sitka Point does not include property ownership information.
