by CoastView | Oct 19, 2023 | 2023, Communities, Developments, Embayments, Land Use, Washington
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard is a U.S Navy facility on 179 acres (72.4 ha) on the north shore of Sinclair Inlet at Bremerton, about 23 miles (37 km) northwest of Tacoma and 15 miles (24 km) west of Seattle, Washington. It is the Pacific Northwest’s largest naval...
by CoastView | Oct 18, 2023 | 2023, British Columbia, Coastal Features, Communities, Developments, Embayments, Islands, Land Use, Natural History
Fulford Harbour is an embayment and a small community on the southeast coast of Salt Spring Island, about 39 miles (63 km) southwest of Vancouver and 9 miles (14.5 km) north-northwest of Sidney, British Columbia. Fulford Harbour is a BC Ferries terminal with regular...
by CoastView | Oct 15, 2023 | 2023, Beaches, Biodiversity, California, Communities, Developments, Embayments, Natural History, Parks
Inverness is a community on the southwest shore of Tomales Bay, about 19 miles (14.5 km) southeast of Bodega Bay and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northwest of Point Reyes Station, California. The community was named after Inverness, Scotland by a Scottish landowner. Inverness...
by CoastView | Oct 13, 2023 | 2023, Beaches, Communities, Developments, Embayments, Land Use, Natural History, Washington
Indianola is located on the north shore of Port Madison and east shore of Miller Bay on the Port Madison Indian Reservation, about 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Seattle and 4.6 miles (7.4 km) east of Poulsbo, Washington. The land was originally allotted to KaKue of...
by CoastView | Oct 12, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Communities, Developments, Historical, Land Use, Rivers
Kern Creek is between Portage and Girdwood on the northern shore of Turnagain Arm, about 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Anchorage and 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Whittier, Alaska. The stream flows southwest for 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from the Chugach Mountains. The name...
by CoastView | Oct 9, 2023 | 2023, California, Coastal Features, Communities, Land Use, Natural History
Lucia is a community in Monterey County located at an elevation of 354 feet (108 m) on the Big Sur coast, about 43 miles (69 km) south-southeast of Monterey and 8.5 miles (14 km) north-northwest of Plaskett, California. Lucia is named after the adjacent Santa Lucia...
