Information About

Loon Rock

Quick Facts

Region:

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City:

Cordova

About

at N entrance to Hawkins Island Cutoff, 20 mi. SW of Cordova, Chugach Mts.

History of Loon Rock

Named in 1903 by Homer P. Ritter, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for the family Gaviidae, birds which are found throughout the Northern Hemisphere.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Cordova (1948), Cordova (1948), Cordova B-7 (1950), Cordova B-7 (1950), Cordova B-7 (1950), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova B-7 (1953), Cordova B-7 (1953), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova B-7 (1997),

Places Near Loon Rock

Bars:

Gravina Rocks, Loon Rock, Middle Ground Shoal, Naucestaarwikcak Point, Rip Rock,

Bays:

Port Gravina, Anderson Bay, Boswell Bay, Dan Bay, Double Bay, Fish Bay, Garden Cove, Kenny Cove, Knowles Bay, Orca Bay, Yelper Cove,

Capes:

Point Steele, Eagle Point, Gravina Point, Hook Point, Makarka Point, Qengnaswik Point, Red Head, Shirttail Point,

Channels:

Hawkins Island Cutoff,

Islands:

Garden Island, Gravina Island, Hinchinbrook Island,

Lakes:

Makarka Lakes,

Parks:

Canoe Passage State Marine Park,

Streams:

Anderson Creek, Bear Creek, Cutoff Creek, Dan Creek, Double Creek, Fish Creek, Garden Creek, Hawkins Creek, Honker Creek, Kanuwalem Kuiya Creek, Makarka Creek, Nuchek Creek, Palugvik Creek, Snake Creek,

Cities:

Boswell Bay,