Alaska Gazetteer
Lighter Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Lighter Creek places it within the 99820 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Lighter Creek |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | extends NE to Davis Creek, 5 mi. E of Angoon, on W central Admirality I., Alex Arch. |
| History: | Named by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), and published in 1869 on Hydrographic Chart 225. It was so named because near the mouth of the stream are extensive coal croppings from which considerable lignite was taken in 1868-69(U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1883, p. 159. |
| Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.5222206116 |
| Longitude: | -134.442504883 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Lighter Creek: Lighter Creek.
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 Lighter Creek does not include property ownership information.
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