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Hood Bay

Ghost town · Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska

Sitka B-2 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:63,360)
Sitka B-2 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hood Bay is a ghost town in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska. It is one of 6 former communities in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hood Bay as a historical populated place on the Sitka B-2 NE topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 57.3825° N, 134.3986° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSitka B-2 NE
Elevation117 ft
Nearest living townAngoon, AK
Distance to it5 miles
GNIS feature ID1422635
Coordinates57.38250, -134.39861

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What's there now

Hood Bay is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Angoon, AK (population 467), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 117 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Hood Bay?

Hood Bay is in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska, at 57.3825, -134.3986.

How many ghost towns are in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County?

Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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