Information About

Point Astley

Point Astley

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Kake

Elevation:

16 ft (4.88 m)

About

S point of entrance to Holkham Bay, 3 mi. W of Wood Spit and 49 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History of Point Astley

Named by Captain Vancouver (1798, v. 3, p. 280), Royal Navy (RN), when it was discovered on August 13, 1794, by Lieutenant J. Shidbey, RN.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Sumdum C-5 (1948), Sumdum C-5 (1951), Sumdum C-5 (1951), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum C-5 NW (2017),

Places Near Point Astley

Cities:

Archipelagos:

Bars:

Thistle Ledge, Wood Spit,

Bays:

Dry Bay, Holkham Bay, Sand Bay, Sanford Cove, Williams Cove, Windham Bay,

Capes:

Point Lookout, Point Hugh, Point Astley, Point Coke, Point League, Rock Point, Snettisham Peninsula, Point Windham,

Channels:

The Narrows, Stephens Passage,

Glaciers:

Sumdum Glacier,

Islands:

Harbor Island, Midway Islands, Round Islet, Sumdum Island, Sunset Island,

Lakes:

Mountains:

Meigs Peak, Mount Sumdum,

Streams:

Anmer Creek, Gilbert Creek, Powers Creek,