Information About

Rudyerd Bay

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Rudyerd Bay on The Map

Location

55 ° 35' 22.999" N,
130 ° 44' 44.999" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Hyder

Rudyerd Bay in Detail.

About

on the mainland, extends SW to Behm Canal, Coast Mts.

History

Named in 1879 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for the English engineer, John Rudyerd, who rebuilt the Eddystone lighthouse after its destruction in 1703.