Alaska Gazetteer
Hicks Point is a physical feature (cape) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Hicks Point places it within the 99833 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Hicks Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on SW coast of Mitkof I., 16 mi. S of Petersburg, Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "Named in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), for charting purposes for a ""Mr. Hicks"" (complete name not available), a local pilot and trader of the Hudson Bay Company, who piloted the U.S.S. Saginaw on her first trip in Alaskan waters in 1868." |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 56.5766677856 |
| Longitude: | -132.967773438 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Hicks Point: Hicks 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 Hicks Point does not include property ownership information.
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Petersburg, AK
(16.2 miles N) |
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(16.5 miles N) |
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(9.5 miles S) |
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(13.4 miles N) |
