History of Rocky Point

Descriptive name reported in 1897 by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), commander of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) steamer Albatross. Named "Makhnashka" by Cpat. Tebenkov (1852, map 23), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), called "Kekurnyy," meaning "pillar," by the Russian Hydrographic Dept. in 1849.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Rocky Point

Wolcott Reef,

Larsen Bay, Northeast Harbor,

Sevenmile Beach,

Cape Uyak, Rocky Point,

Karluk Lagoon Dam,

Bear Island,

Karluk Lagoon,

Shasta Creek,