Alaska Gazetteer
Vanderbilt Point is a physical feature (cape) in Haines Borough. The primary coordinates for Vanderbilt Point places it within the AK 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Vanderbilt Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on E bank of Chilkat River, 3 mi. W of the summit of Tukgahgo Mtn. and 18 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts |
| History: | Named in 1880 by the U. S. Navy for Captain J. M. Vanderbilt, captain of the trading steamer Favorite; the name was published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 198 and pl. 1819). It is apparently equivalent to the Russian name Provortni. |
| Borough: | Haines Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.3083343506 |
| Longitude: | -135.719451904 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Vanderbilt Point: Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt Point does not include property ownership information.
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Lutak, AK
(5.8 miles ENE) Klukwan, AK (8.8 miles NW) Haines, AK (11.2 miles ESE) |
Covenant Life, AK
(13.1 miles NW) Mud Bay, AK (15.9 miles SE) Skagway, AK (17.7 miles NE) |
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Chilkat, AK
(8.9 miles NW) Tanani, AK (10.1 miles ESE) Wells, AK (10.6 miles NW) |
Port Chilkoot, AK
(11.4 miles ESE) |
