Alaska Gazetteer
Woody Point is a physical feature (cape) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Woody Point places it within the 99820 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Woody Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | N point of entrance to Whitewater Bay, on W coast of Admiralty I. 15 mi. NE of Baranof, Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "Descriptive name given in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 174) with this note: ""In SE Alaska all points are woody, and about one-third of them have been named so, to the great confusion of hydrographers.""" |
| Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.2719459534 |
| Longitude: | -134.61416626 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Woody Point: Woody 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 Woody Point does not include property ownership information.
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Neltushkin, AK
(1.4 miles SSE) |
Baranof, AK
(15.1 miles SSW) |
