Alaska Gazetteer
Blind River is a physical feature (stream) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Blind River places it within the 99833 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Blind River |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | flows NW to Blind Slough, 16 mi. SE of Petersburg, on Mitkof I., Alex. Arch. 3 miles long. |
| History: | "Name published in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 132) by Lieutenant Commander H. E. Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN); previously known as ""Blind Passage"" because it was supposed that there was a passage here connecting Wrangell Narrows and Sumner Strait, described as being ""dry at low water."" Name published in 1850 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1441 as ""Sukhoy Proliv,"" meaning ""dry strait.""" |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 56.6133346558 |
| Longitude: | -132.815551758 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Blind River: Blind River.
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Petersburg, AK
(14.6 miles NNW) Kupreanof, AK (15.2 miles NNW) |
Wrangell, AK
(19.4 miles ESE) |
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Scow Bay, AK
(12.2 miles NNW) Saint John Harbor, AK (13.3 miles SSW) |
Doyhof, AK
(13.4 miles NNW) |
