Alaska Gazetteer
Boulder Point is a physical feature (cape) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Boulder Point places it within the 99830 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Boulder Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on N coast of Kupreanof I., at entrance to Portage Bay, 77 mi. E of Sitka, Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "So named in 1882 by Lieutenant Commander H. E. Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN), because the point ""is fringed by large boulders""; published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 125)." |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.01222229 |
| Longitude: | -133.310562134 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Boulder Point: Boulder 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 Boulder Point does not include property ownership information.
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Kupreanof, AK
(18.5 miles SE) |
Petersburg, AK
(19.4 miles SE) |
| Cape Fanshaw, AK (15.6 miles NNW) |
