Information About

Hanus Reef

Hanus Reef

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Hoonah

About

in Chatham Strait, 6.5 mi. NW of Point Augusta on Chichagof I. and 24 mi. SW of Juneau; Alex. Arch.

History of Hanus Reef

named in 1880 by Captain L. A. Beardslee, U.S. Navy (USN), for Lieutenant Gustavus Charles Hanus, U.S. Navy (USN), who discovered and surveyed the reef. was published by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 181) as Hanus Rocks.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Juneau A-3 (1948), Juneau A-3 (1950), Juneau A-3 (1950), Juneau A-3 (1950), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau A-3 (1997), Juneau A-3 NW (2017),

Places Near Hanus Reef

Archipelagos:

Barlow Islands,

Bars:

Faust Rock, Favorite Reef, Hanus Reef, North Ledge,

Bays:

Adams Anchorage, Barlow Cove, Coot Cove, Crab Cove, Curlew Ledge, Funter Bay, Game Cove, Howard Bay, Swanson Harbor, Whitestone Harbor,

Beaches:

The Sand Beach,

Capes:

Point Augusta, Barlow Point, Clear Point, Point Couverden, False Point Retreat, Hawk Point, Point Howard, Mansfield Peninsula, Point Marsden, Piling Point, Point Retreat, Symonds Point,

Channels:

Saginaw Channel,

Cliffs:

No Use Ledge, Sharp Ledge,

Islands:

Ansley Island, Bare Island, Barlow Island, Couverden Island, Couverden Rock, Entrance Island, Gauge Island, The Kittens, Ledge Island, Naked Island, Rat Island, Rocky Island, Shelter Island, Star Rock, Station Island, Strauss Rock,

Lakes:

Shelter Lake, Teardrop Lake,

Mine:

Admiralty Mine, Alaska Dano Mine, Alaska Empire Mine,

Mountains:

Green Mountain, Lone Mountain, Mount Robert Barron, Snowy Mountain,

Parks:

Funter Bay State Marine Park,

Streams:

Cordwood Creek, Suntaheen Creek, Wheeler Creek,

Routes:

Bear Creek Trail,

Cities: