by CoastView | Oct 14, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Developments, Headlands, Islands, Land Use, Natural History
The Pacific Spaceport Complex is a launch facility for sub-orbital and orbital launch vehicles located on Kodiak Island, about 180 miles (290 km) southeast of King Salmon and 25.5 miles (41 km) south of Kodiak, Alaska. The facility is owned and operated by the Alaska...
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 7, 2023 | 2026, Beaches, Coastal Features, Communities, Developments, Islands, Land Use, Natural History, October 2026, Washington
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Hedley-Spit-1.wav Hedley Spit is an accretionary deposit, about 3.5 feet (1 m) above sea level, on Bainbridge Island at Point Monroe, just north of Fay Bainbridge Park (long called Fay...
by CoastView | Oct 3, 2023 | 2026, Beaches, California, Coastal Features, Developments, Headlands, Land Use, Natural History, October 2026, Parks
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AnoNuevoDunes.mp3 The Año Nuevo Dunes lie within Año Nuevo State Park, on a low, rocky, windswept point known for its pinniped rookeries and seabirds, about 55 miles (89 km) south of San...
by CoastView | Oct 2, 2023 | 2026, Biodiversity, British Columbia, Communities, Developments, Land Use, October 2026
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Chemainus.mp3 Chemainus is a former logging town founded in 1858 on the western shore of Stuart Channel, on the east coast of southern Vancouver Island, about 36 miles (58 km) southwest of...
