by CoastView | Jun 29, 2023 | 2023, Beaches, Biodiversity, California, Coastal Features, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Rivers, Shipwrecks
Surf Beach is within Vandenberg Space Force Base and extends south-southwest for about 4.5 miles (7.3 km) from the mouth of the Santa Ynez River estuary to Spring Canyon, about 31 miles (50 km) south of Pismo Beach and 9 miles (14.5 km) west-northwest of Lompoc,...
by CoastView | Jun 23, 2023 | 2023, California, Coastal Features, Headlands, Land Use, Lighthouses, Natural History
Point Fermin is the site of a historic lighthouse at the southernmost tip of the Palos Verdes Peninsula in the city of San Pedro, about 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Santa Monica and 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Long Beach, California. The point is named after Father...
by CoastView | Jun 16, 2023 | 2023, California, Coastal Features, Developments, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Rivers
Bixby Creek starts at the confluence of Mill Creek and Turner Creek that flow from an elevation of 2,500 feet (762 m) on the west flank of Skinner Ridge for a total run of about 7 miles (11 km) through the Santa Lucia Mountains to the Big Sur coast, between Hurricane...
by CoastView | Jun 9, 2023 | 2023, Biodiversity, California, Coastal Features, Developments, Embayments, Headlands, Land Use, Natural History
Pillar Point is a prominent headland forming the northwestern shore of Half Moon Bay and providing partial protection for Pillar Point Harbor, and the site of Pillar Point Air Force Station and a famous surf location called Mavericks, about 20 miles (32 km)...
by CoastView | Jun 2, 2023 | 2023, Beaches, California, Coastal Features, Embayments, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Parks, Rivers
Russian Gulch is a river that starts at an elevation of about 800 feet (244 m) on the northwestern flank of Hi Chute Ridge in the California Coast Ranges and flows generally northwest for 5 miles (8 km) to the Pacific Ocean, draining a watershed of 2,456 acres (994...
by CoastView | May 26, 2023 | 2023, Biodiversity, California, Coastal Features, Developments, Historical, Land Use, Lighthouses, Natural History, Parks
Pigeon Point is a prominent headland and the site of a historic lighthouse, situated between Bolsa Point to the north and Franklin Point to the south, about 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Santa Cruz and 5 miles (8 km) south of Pescadero, California. The point is named...
