by CoastView | Mar 15, 2024 | 2024, Beaches, Coastal Features, Headlands, Land Use, Mines, Natural History, Oregon, Parks
Lone Ranch Beach is a sand and gravel deposit at Cape Ferrelo situated between Lone Ranch Creek to the north and Ram Creek to the south in Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor, about 22 miles (35 km) south of Gold Beach and 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Brookings,...
by CoastView | Mar 2, 2024 | 2024, British Columbia, Coastal Features, Developments, Headlands, Islands, Land Use, Lighthouses, Natural History
Langara is the northernmost island of the Haida Gwaii archipelago and the site of a historic light station that marks the southern boundary of Dixon Entrance, about 94 miles (151 km) southwest of Ketchikan, Alaska and 38 miles (61 km) west-northwest of Masset, British...
by CoastView | Feb 28, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Headlands, Land Use, Natural History
Alokut Point is a steep promontory with a summit elevation of 1015 feet (310 m) that represents an abrupt change in direction of the Cape Lisburne coastline and forms the northwest terminus of the Lisburne Hills, about 100 miles (160 km) southwest of Point Lay and 39...
by CoastView | Feb 24, 2024 | 2024, Beaches, Coastal Features, Developments, Embayments, Headlands, Land Use, Lighthouses, Parks, Washington
Browns Point is a conspicuous landmark in Puget Sound located at the southern end of East Passage and at the entrance to Commencement Bay, about 21 miles (34 km) south-southwest of Seattle and 4 miles (6.5 km) north of Tacoma, Washington. In May 1841, the U.S....
by CoastView | Feb 17, 2024 | 2024, Beaches, Embayments, Headlands, Islands, Land Use, Lighthouses, Natural History, Parks, Washington
Point Robinson is the eastern point of Maury Island in Puget Sound and the site of a historic lighthouse, about 15 miles (24 km) south of Seattle and 10 miles (16 km) north-northeast of Tacoma, Washington. The point was named in 1841 by the United States Exploring...
by CoastView | Feb 10, 2024 | 2024, Beaches, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Headlands, Land Use, Natural History, Rivers, Washington
Hoko River starts in the foothills of the Olympic Mountains at an elevation of roughly 1150 feet (351 m) and flows generally north for 25 miles (40 km), draining a rugged heavily logged watershed of 48,000 acres (19,425 ha) to Kydaka Point on the Strait of Juan de...
