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Howkan

Ghost town · Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska

Dixon Entrance D-3 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:63,360)
Dixon Entrance D-3 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Howkan is a ghost town in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska. It is one of 22 former communities in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Howkan as a historical populated place on the Dixon Entrance D-3 SE 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 54.8711° N, 132.8033° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDixon Entrance D-3 SE
Elevation70 ft
Nearest living townHydaburg, AK
Distance to it23.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1422672
Coordinates54.87111, -132.80333

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What's there now

Howkan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hydaburg, AK (population 297), about 23.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 70 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 Howkan?

Howkan is in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska, at 54.8711, -132.8033.

How many ghost towns are in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County?

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska has 22 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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