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Heceta Head Lighthouse, Heceta Head
Heceta Head Lighthouse is at an elevation of 205 feet (62 m) on the Heceta headland, about 13 miles (21 km) north of Florence, and 13 miles (21 km) south of Yachats, Oregon.
Salishan Spit, Lincoln City
Salishan Spit separates the Pacific Ocean from Siletz Bay and is located 2.5 miles (4 km) south of Lincoln City and 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Gleneden Beach, Oregon.
Arroyo de Los Frijoles, Bean Hollow State Beach
Arroyo de Los Frijoles Beach and Pebble Beach are in Bean Hollow State Park, located 17.5 miles (28.2 km) south of Half Moon Bay and 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Pescadero, California.
Hubbard Mound, Otter Point
The Hubbard Mound is a coastal headland and the location of a historical beach placer mining prospect near the community of Nesika Beach, 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Otter Point and about 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Gold Beach, Oregon.
Pistol River, Pistol River State Scenic Viewpoint
Pistol River starts at an elevation of 3,179 feet (970 m) on the southern flank of Sugarloaf Mountain and drains a watershed of 67,200 acres (27,195 ha) in the Siskiyou National Forest while flowing generally southwest for 21 miles (34 km) to the Pacific Ocean near the community of Pistol River, about 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Brookings and 10 miles (16 km) south of Gold Beach, Oregon.
Cottoneva Creek, Rockport Bay
Cottoneva Creek starts at an elevation of about 1,300 feet (400 m) in the Coast Range and flows generally south-southwest for 7 miles (11 km) to Rockport Bay, a property owned by the Mendocino Redwood Company just south of Sinkyone Wilderness State Park, about 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Leggett and 7 miles (11 km) north-northwest of Westport, California.
Queets River, Olympic National Park
Queets River originates from a group of cirque basins at an elevation of about 5,000 feet (1500 m) on the south flank of the Olympic Mountains, with tributaries emanating from the Humes Glacier to the north and the Queets Glacier to the south, and drains a watershed of 130,559 acres (52,836 ha) while flowing about 53 miles (85 km) through Olympic National Park to the Pacific Ocean, about 60 miles (96 km) southwest of Aberdeen and 5 miles (8 km) south of Kalaloch, Washington.
Border Field State Park, Playas de Tijuana
Border Field State Park is within the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve situated adjacent to the urban neighborhood of Playas de Tijuana, Mexico, about 12 miles (19 km) south of San Diego and within the city limits of Imperial Beach, California.
Garcia River, Manchester Beach
Garcia River starts at an elevation of 856 feet (261 m) and flows generally northwest for 44 miles (71 km), draining a watershed of 92,160 acres (37,296 ha), and enters the Pacific Ocean north of Point Arena Lighthouse at Manchester State Park, about 34 miles (55 km) south of Fort Bragg and 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of the community of Point Arena, California.
Hobbit Beach, Heceta Head
Hobbit Beach is a secluded strand located just north of Heceta Head, about 13 miles (21 km) north of Florence and 12.5 miles (20 km) south of Yachats, Oregon.
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