Alaska Peninsula · AK
Sand Point
A cod station turned Shumagin fishing port.
- Population
- 578 (2020 census)
- Founded
- 1898
- Incorporated
- 1966
Then
- 1898
A San Francisco company founds a cod station and trading post.
- 1933
St. Nicholas Chapel is built.
- 1966
Sand Point incorporates on September 1.
Now
Sand Point, on Popof Island, has one of the largest fishing fleets in the Aleutian chain. Many residents are Unangan. This place covers the Shumagin Islands.
9 tide stations around Sand Point
- Sand Point, Popof Islandin town
- Zachary Bay, Unga Island4.7 mi
- Pirate Cove, Popof Island5.7 mi
- Beaver Bay16.4 mi
- Albatross Anchorage, Balboa Bay18.1 mi
- Sanborn Harbor, Nagai Island23.4 mi
- Mist Harbor, Nagai Island29.1 mi
- Bird Island45.3 mi
- Herendeen Island, Shumagin Islands46.5 mi