Information About

Simpson Bay

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Simpson Bay on The Map

Location

60 ° 38' 7.001" N,
145 ° 54' 1.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Cordova

Simpson Bay in Detail.

About

Ushaped on NE shore of Orca Bay 8 mi. NW of Cordova, Chugach Mts.

History

Local name reported by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1897.

Places Near Simpson Bay
Bars:

Fleming Spit, Gatherer Rock, Government Rock, North Rock, Shag Rock, South Rock, Twin Rocks,

Bays:

Alice Cove, Beartrap Bay, Canoe Passage, Cedar Bay, Comfort Cove, Deep Bay, Eccles Lagoon, Hartney Bay, Hidden Cove, Mud Bay, Odiak Slough, Sheep Bay, Shipyard Bay, Simpson Bay, Three Mile Bay, Whiskey Cove, Windy Bay,

Capes:

Point Whitshed, Big Point, Bluff Point, Bomb Point, Fox Point, Gravel Point, Knot Point, Saddle Point, Salmo Point, Sheep Point,

Channels:

The Narrows, Odiak Channel, Orca Channel, Orca Inlet, Western Channel,

Cities:

Cordova,

Dams:

Apw Dam Number 1, APW Dam Number 2, Meals Lake Dam,

Glaciers:

Glacier G214260E60794N, Glacier G214285E60829N, Glacier G214286E60849N, Glacier G214289E60837N,

Islands:

Mummy Island, Channel Islands, Grass Island, Hanks Island, Hawkins Island, Little Mummy Island, Mavis Island, North Island, Observation Island, Piledriver Rock, Pinnacle Rock, Spike Island,

Lakes:

Crater Lake, Hole-in-the-wall, Meals Lake, Milton Lake, Odiak Lagoon, Sahlin Lagoon, Sahlin Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Eccles, Mount Eyak, Heney Peak, Mount Robert Korn, Mount Shiels, Tripod Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Center Slough,

Mountain Ranges:

Heney Range,

Rivers:

Eyak River, Gravina River, Sheep River,

Streams:

Boulder Creek, Canoe Creek, Canyon Creek, Cedar Creek, Dead Creek, Deep Creek, Eccles Creek, Fleming Creek, Hartney Creek, Hemlock Creek, Heney Creek, Hidden Creek, Koppen Creek, Mountain Slough, Nicolet Creek, Orca Creek, Paul Creek, Raging Creek, Rogue Creek, Sahlin Creek, Simpson Creek, Spruce Creek, Windy Creek,

Cities:

Crystal Falls, Orca, Whitshed,

Waterfalls:

Sahlin Falls,