by CoastView | Jul 11, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Developments, Headlands, Historical, Lighthouses
Tree Point is a historic lighthouse on the east shore of Revillagigedo Channel on the Southeast Alaska mainland, about 42 miles (68 km) northwest of Prince Rupert, and 48 miles (77 km) southeast of Ketchikan, Alaska. The light is currently an active and important aid...
by CoastView | Jul 9, 2024 | 2024, Coastal Features, Headlands, Lighthouses, Oregon
Cleft of the Rock Light is a privately owned lighthouse located on Cape Perpetua, at the mouth of North Cape Creek, about 21 miles (34 km) north of Florence and 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Yachats, Oregon. The lighthouse is named after the Fanny Crosby hymn He Hideth My...
by CoastView | Jul 4, 2024 | 2024, Headlands, Historical, Lighthouses, Oregon, Parks, Shipwrecks
SS South Portland is a historical shipwreck on Cape Blanco, a prominent headland that extends 1.5 miles (2.4 km) into the Pacific Ocean with cliffs 200 feet (61 m) high, about 205 miles (331 km) southwest of Portland and 7 miles (11 km) north-northwest of Port Orford,...
by CoastView | Jun 30, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Canneries, Developments, Embayments, Headlands, Historical, Islands
Alitak is a historical salmon cannery and fish processing plant located on Lazy Bay at the southern end of Kodiak Island, about 152 miles (245 km) southeast of King Salmon and 92 miles (148 km) southwest of Kodiak, Alaska. The cannery is named after Cape Alitak, a...
by CoastView | Jun 20, 2024 | 2024, British Columbia, Coastal Features, Headlands, Historical, Lighthouses, Parks, Shipwrecks
Active Pass is a narrow strait about 3.4 miles (5.5 km) long separating Mayne Island from Galiano Island in the southern Gulf Islands, about 16.4 miles (26.5 km) north-northeast of Sidney and 12.5 miles (20 km) southwest of Tsawwassen, British Columbia. The pass was...
by CoastView | Jun 19, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Coastal Features, Developments, Headlands, Historical, Lighthouses, Shipwrecks
The Scotch Cap Light is located on the southwest corner of Unimak Island, and the eastern shore of Unimak Pass, about 714 miles (1151 km) southwest of Anchorage and 81 miles (131 km) northeast of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The light provides a navigational aid at the...
