by CoastView | Sep 5, 2023 | 2023, Beaches, California, Coastal Features
The Lanphere Dunes are located between the Pacific Ocean and the Mad River Slough that flows through the Arcata Bottoms at the head of Humboldt Bay, about 59 miles (95 km) south of Crescent City and 8 miles (13 km) north of Eureka, California. The Lanphere Dunes are...
by CoastView | Aug 19, 2023 | 2023, Beaches, British Columbia, Coastal Features, Natural History
James Island is one of the Southern Gulf Islands lying in Haro Strait, approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) off the coast of Vancouver Island, and 12 miles (19 km) north of Victoria, British Columbia. The island was named in 1858 by Captain George Henry Richards on the...
by CoastView | Aug 18, 2023 | 2023, Beaches, California, Historical, Rivers
Anderson Gulch is a small watershed on the Lost Coast of Northern California, between Northport Gulch and Dark Gulch, about 9 miles (15 km) west of Leggett and 2.6 miles (4 km) south-southeast of Wheeler, California. Anderson Gulch, the Anderson Cliffs, and the...
by CoastView | Aug 12, 2023 | 2023, Beaches, California, Communities, Embayments
Divers Cove is a small embayment with a beach at the west end of Heisler Park, about 9.3 miles (15 km) southeast of Newport Beach and 0.7 miles (1.1 km) northwest of Laguna Beach, California. The cove is named for the popular reefs just offshore and accessible to...
by CoastView | Aug 9, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Beaches, Developments, Headlands, Historical, Parks
Kincaid Park is 1,517 acres (614 ha) located on Point Campbell between Knik and Turnagain Arms at the head of Cook Inlet, 5.2 miles (8 km) southwest of downtown Anchorage, Alaska. The park was created in 1978 on the site of a deactivated Nike missile base. The park...
by CoastView | Aug 4, 2023 | 2023, Beaches, Islands, Oregon, Rivers
Proposal Rock is at the mouth of the Neskowin Creek, about 10 miles (16 km) north-northeast of Lincoln City and 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south-southwest of the community of Neskowin, Oregon. The rock is named for a local legend and is also located adjacent to the stumps of...
