Alaska Gazetteer
Point Brown is a physical feature (cape) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Point Brown places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Point Brown |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | in Hayward Strait, on E coast of Kruzof I., 11 mi. NW of Sitka, Alex. Arch. |
| History: | Named in 1897 by Lieutenant Commander E. K. Moore, U.S. Navy (USN). This feature was probably named for Lieutenant Guy Warner Brown, U.S. Navy (USN), who in that year was serving aboard the steamer Patterson with Commander Moore. |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.1480560303 |
| Longitude: | -135.564727783 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Point Brown: Point Brown.
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 Point Brown does not include property ownership information.
