by CoastView | Sep 2, 2023 | 2023, British Columbia, Communities, Developments, Embayments
Aero Point is on the eastern shore of Seal Cove, a small embayment in Prince Rupert Harbour on the north coast of Kaien Island, at the entrance to Fern Passage, about 90 miles (145 km) southeast of Ketchikan and 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of downtown Prince Rupert,...
by CoastView | Aug 27, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Communities, Rivers
Glacier Creek starts from an unnamed glacier on the south flank of Goat Mountain in the Chugach Mountains and flows southwest for 10 miles (16 km) to Turnagain Arm near Girdwood, about 31 miles (50 km) southeast of Anchorage and 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Whittier,...
by CoastView | Aug 26, 2023 | 2023, British Columbia, Communities, Embayments, Historical
Pleasantside is a residential neighbourhood located on the northern shore of Port Moody, which is the eastern extension of Burrard Inlet, about 12 miles (19 km) east of Vancouver and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of the community of Port Moody, British Columbia. Port...
by CoastView | Aug 20, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Communities, Rivers
Beluga River starts at Beluga Lake and flows southeast for about 30 miles (48 km) to Cook Inlet, about 46 miles (74 km) north-northeast of Kenai and 35 miles (57 km) west of Anchorage, Alaska. Beluga Lake is principally formed by the meltwaters of the Triumvirate...
by CoastView | Aug 16, 2023 | 2023, Communities, Historical, Oregon, Rivers
Prosper is a historical community on the Coquille River, about 10 miles (16 km) west-southwest of Coquille and 3 miles (5 km) northeast and upstream of Bandon, Oregon. The name was likely chosen in the hope the locality would be prosperous. In 1882, the first cannery...
by CoastView | Aug 15, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Communities, Historical, Rivers
Bird Creek starts in the Chugach Mountains and flows southwest for 16 miles (26 km) to Turnagain Arm, about 22 miles (35 km) southeast of Anchorage and 12 miles (19 km) west of Girdwood, Alaska. The creek name was used by local miners and first reported in 1900 by...
