by CoastView | Sep 3, 2022 | 2022, Alaska, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Headlands, Historical, Islands, Land Use, Natural History
Cape Cleare is a headland on the southwest end of Montague Island, at the entrance to Montague Strait that leads to Prince William Sound, about 60 miles (97 km) southeast of Seward, Alaska. The cape was named by Captain Nathaniel Portlock in 1787. In 1791, Captain...
by CoastView | Aug 30, 2022 | 2022, Alaska, Coastal Features, Embayments, Headlands, Kachemak, Land Use
Point Naskowhak was an island that is now connected to the mainland of the Kenai Peninsula by a tombolo or spit, creating a tied island at the western entrance to Seldovia Bay, about 15 miles southwest of Homer and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of Seldovia, Alaska. The...
by CoastView | Aug 27, 2022 | 2022, Alaska, Best of 2022, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Embayments, Headlands, Historical, Land Use, Natural History
Bird Point is on the north shore of Turnagain Arm in Cook Inlet, 4 miles (6.5 km) southwest of the community of Bird Creek, and 7.5 miles (13 km) west of Girdwood, Alaska. The local name was first reported in 1898 by Captain Edwin Glenn during explorations for the...
by CoastView | Aug 26, 2022 | 2022, Beaches, California, Coastal Features, Communities, Headlands, Historical, Land Use, Lighthouses
The Santa Barbara Lighthouse is located between the East Mesa and West Mesa neighborhoods, about 2 miles (3 km) west of the Santa Barbara Harbor, in the City of Santa Barbara, California. The light was established on December 1, 1856. The site was selected by the U.S....
by CoastView | Jul 23, 2022 | 2022, British Columbia, Coastal Features, Headlands, Historical, Islands, Land Use, Natural History, Parks
Beaver Point is a prominent headland in Ruckle Provincial Park on the southeastern shore of Salt Spring Island in the Southern Gulf Islands and at the northwestern end of Swanson Channel, about 8 miles (13 km) north-northeast of Sidney and 4 miles (6 km) east of...
by CoastView | Jul 18, 2022 | 2022, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Developments, Embayments, Headlands, Historical, Islands, Land Use, Natural History, Oregon, Parks
Sisters Rocks, also known historically as Three Sisters Rocks, is a minor headland between Mussel Creek to the north and Eucher Creek to the south, at the site of the historical town of Frankport, about 13 miles (21 km) north of Gold Beach and 11 miles (18 km)...
