by CoastView | Sep 9, 2022 | 2022, Beaches, California, Coastal Features, Embayments, Land Use, Natural History, Parks
Drakes Beach is a remote strand in Point Reyes National Seashore at the head of Drakes Bay and adjacent to the Point Reyes State Marine Reserve, about 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Inverness, California. Drakes Bay is 4 miles (6.4 km) wide and was named by George...
by CoastView | Sep 2, 2022 | 2022, Beaches, California, Coastal Features, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Rivers
The Mattole River flows for about 62 miles (100 km) through the King Range to the Mattole Estuary and then into the Pacific Ocean at the Punta Gorda State Marine Reserve about 10 miles (16 km) south of Cape Mendocino and 4 miles (6.4 km) west-southwest of the...
by CoastView | Aug 26, 2022 | 2022, Beaches, California, Coastal Features, Communities, Headlands, Historical, Land Use, Lighthouses
The Santa Barbara Lighthouse is located between the East Mesa and West Mesa neighborhoods, about 2 miles (3 km) west of the Santa Barbara Harbor, in the City of Santa Barbara, California. The light was established on December 1, 1856. The site was selected by the U.S....
by CoastView | Aug 19, 2022 | 2022, Biodiversity, California, Coastal Features, Communities, Historical, Land Use, Parks, Rivers
Jackass Creek starts from an elevation of about 1,400 feet (427 m) on the western flank of Jackass Ridge and flows generally west for 2.5 miles (4 km) to the Pacific Ocean draining a watershed of about 3,458 acres (1,400 ha), about 18 miles (30 km) north-northwest of...
by CoastView | Aug 3, 2022 | 2022, Biodiversity, California, Coastal Features, Communities, Embayments, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Rivers
Albion River starts at an elevation of about 1,050 feet (320 m) in the California Coast Ranges and flows generally west-southwest for 18 miles (29 km) draining a watershed of about 27,520 acres (11,140 ha) and enters the Pacific Ocean at Albion Cove, about 22 miles...
by CoastView | Jul 27, 2022 | 2022, Beaches, California, Coastal Features, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Parks, Rivers
Sycamore Creek flows generally west for about 2 miles (3.2 km) from the crest of Pfeiffer Ridge in the Los Padres National Forest through Sycamore Canyon to Pfeiffer Beach on the Big Sur coast, about 26 miles (42 km) south of Monterey and 21 miles (34 km) northwest of...
