by CoastView | Sep 13, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Canneries, Historical, Islands
Port Wakefield is an abandoned cannery on the east coast of Raspberry Island, about 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Kodiak and 14 miles (23 km) north-northwest of Port Lions, Alaska. The facility was named for Lowell Alvin Wakefield who is regarded as the founder of the...
by CoastView | Sep 3, 2023 | 2023, Historical, Islands, Rivers, Washington
James Island has an elevation of over 160 feet (50 m) and is located at the mouth of the Quillayute River, about 32 miles (52 km) south of Neah Bay and 0.6 miles (1 km) west of La Push, Washington. The island reputedly was named for Francis Wilcox James, a lighthouse...
by CoastView | Aug 31, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Embayments, Islands
Fairway Island is on the southeastern coast of Kuiu Island, in Sumner Strait at the entrance to Affleck Canal, about 86 miles (139 km) southeast of Sitka and 71 miles (115 km) southwest of Wrangell, Alaska. The island was named in 1886 by Lieutenant Commander A.S....
by CoastView | Aug 25, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Historical, Islands
Chankliut Island is 2.9 miles (4.7 km) long and 0.9 miles (1.5 km) wide, locatedĀ 6 miles (10 km) south of Castle Cape in the Pacific Ocean, about 240 miles (387 km) southwest of Kodiak and 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Chignik, Alaska. The island is uninhabited and...
by CoastView | Aug 22, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Coastal Features, Islands
Jeanette Island is a barrier island about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) long, and oneĀ of McClure Islands on the Beaufort Sea coast, about 92 miles (148 km) west-northwest of Kaktovik and 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Deadhorse, Alaska. Jeanette Island was named in 1881 by...
by CoastView | Aug 4, 2023 | 2023, Beaches, Islands, Oregon, Rivers
Proposal Rock is at the mouth of the Neskowin Creek, about 10 miles (16 km) north-northeast of Lincoln City and 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south-southwest of the community of Neskowin, Oregon. The rock is named for a local legend and is also located adjacent to the stumps of...