by CoastView | May 26, 2024 | 2024, Coastal Features, Communities, Embayments, Natural History, Washington
Oysterville is located in Willapa Bay on the Long Beach Peninsula, about 28 miles (45 km) north-northwest of Astoria and 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Raymond, Washington. The Long Beach Peninsula is a sand spit that separates Willapa Bay from the Pacific Ocean and is...
by CoastView | May 25, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Coastal Features, Communities, Historical, Parks
Gustavus is a community on the north shore of Icy Strait, at the mouth of the Salmon River and across from Pleasant Island, about 48 miles (77 km) west-northwest of Juneau, and 28 miles (45 km) northeast of Elfin Cove, Alaska. Gustavus is situated on a large plain...
by CoastView | May 20, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Coastal Features, Embayments, Natural History
Mount Pavlof is a stratovolcano in the Aleutian Range on the Alaska Peninsula near Pavlof Bay, about 57 miles (92 km) west of Sand Point and 34 miles (55 km) northeast of Cold Bay, Alaska. It has been one of the most active volcanoes in North America, and in the past...
by CoastView | May 16, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Beaches, Coastal Features
Patton Bay is about 4 miles (6.5 km) wide, located on the southeast coast of Montague Island, about 75 miles (121 km) southwest of Cordova and 70 miles (113 km) southeast of Seward, Alaska. The bay was named in 1937 by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey for Rear...
by CoastView | May 15, 2024 | 2024, Best of 2021, Coastal Features, Headlands, Historical, Washington
Point Grenville is a headland with cliffs 120 feet (37 m) high, located on the Quinault Nation lands about 5.6 miles (9 km) north of Moclips and 3 miles (5 km) south-southeast of Taholah, Washington. On July 12, 1775, Bruno de Heceta, Juan Perez Hernández, and others...
by CoastView | May 4, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Coastal Features, Rivers
The Red River is a stream on Kodiak Island that flows south for about 4.5 miles (7 km) to Shelikof Strait, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Bumble Bay, and about 80 miles (129 km) southwest of Kodiak and 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Ayakulik, Alaska. The name is a translation...