Alaska Gazetteer
Kresta Point is a physical feature (cape) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Kresta Point places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Kresta Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on S tip of Krestof I., 9 mi. NW of Sitka; Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "Russian name meaning ""cross,"" given in 1833 by the navigator Ensign Vasiliev; published in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1397 as ""M(ys) Kresta.""" |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.1430549622 |
| Longitude: | -135.504714966 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Kresta Point: Kresta 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 Kresta Point does not include property ownership information.
