by CoastView | Oct 7, 2023 | 2023, Beaches, Coastal Features, Communities, Developments, Islands, Land Use, Natural History, Washington
Hedley Spit is a sand deposit with an elevation of about 3.5 feet (1 m), located on Bainbridge Island at Point Monroe, north of Faye Bainbridge State Park, about 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Seattle and 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Port Madison, Washington. For...
by CoastView | Oct 6, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Communities, Historical, Land Use, Mines, Rivers
Hope is a historic community on the Kenai Peninsula at the mouth of Resurrection Creek on the south shore of Turnagain Arm in upper Cook Inlet, about 22 miles (35.5 km) southeast of Anchorage and 18 miles (29 km) west-southwest of Girdwood, Alaska. Resurrection Creek...
by CoastView | Oct 3, 2023 | 2023, Beaches, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Communities, Natural History, Rivers, Washington
Moclips is a coastal community located between the south shore of the Moclips River and Mocrocks Beach. It is situated about 83 miles (134 km) west of Tacoma and 27 miles (44 km) northwest of Aberdeen, Washington. With its stunning natural surroundings and rich...
by CoastView | Oct 2, 2023 | 2023, Biodiversity, British Columbia, Communities, Developments, Land Use
Chemainus is a community founded as a logging town in 1858 on the western shore of Stuart Channel located on the east coast of southern Vancouver Island, about 36 miles (58 km) southwest of Vancouver and 24 miles (39 km) northwest of Sidney, British Columbia. The town...
by CoastView | Oct 2, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Communities, Historical, Mines, Rivers
Sixmile Creek flows north for 8 miles (13 km) to the historical community of Sunrise on Turnagain Arm, about 27 miles (44 km) southeast of Anchorage and 9 miles (15 km) southwest of Girdwood, Alaska. The watershed starts as Granite Creek which flows from the top of...
by CoastView | Sep 26, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Communities, Historical
Kivalina is a community located on a barrier island between the Chukchi Sea and Kivalina Lagoon, about 79 miles (127 km) northwest of Kotzebue and 72 miles (116 km) southeast of Point Hope, Alaska. In 1847, the Iñupiat village was located at the north end of the...
