by CoastView | Jun 2, 2023 | 2023, Beaches, California, Coastal Features, Embayments, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Parks, Rivers
Russian Gulch is a river that starts at an elevation of about 800 feet (244 m) on the northwestern flank of Hi Chute Ridge in the California Coast Ranges and flows generally northwest for 5 miles (8 km) to the Pacific Ocean, draining a watershed of 2,456 acres (994...
by CoastView | Jun 1, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Coastal Features, Islands, Land Use, Natural History, Parks
Unga Island is part of the Shumagin Islands situated south of the Alaska Peninsula in the Gulf of Alaska, and the site of a petrified forest exposed along the eroding northern shore, about 64 miles (103 km) northeast of King Cove and 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Sand...
by CoastView | May 31, 2023 | 2023, Developments, Headlands, Historical, Land Use, Mines, Natural History, Parks, Washington
Lime Kiln Point is a state park of 42 acres (17 ha) and the site of a historic limestone quarry and kiln on the western shore of San Juan Island, about 6 miles (10 km) south of Roche Harbor and 6 miles (10 km) west of Friday Harbor, Washington. The name ‘San...
by CoastView | May 26, 2023 | 2023, Biodiversity, California, Coastal Features, Developments, Historical, Land Use, Lighthouses, Natural History, Parks
Pigeon Point is a prominent headland and the site of a historic lighthouse, situated between Bolsa Point to the north and Franklin Point to the south, about 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Santa Cruz and 5 miles (8 km) south of Pescadero, California. The point is named...
by CoastView | May 25, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Coastal Features, Glaciers, Land Use, Natural History, Parks
Tyndall Glacier starts at an elevation of about 10,000 feet (3,050 m) in the Saint Elias Mountains near the Canadian border, between Mount Huxley to the west and Mount Saint Elias to the east, and flows generally south-southwest for 13 miles (21 km) to the head of...
by CoastView | May 24, 2023 | 2023, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Embayments, Land Use, Natural History, Oregon, Parks
South Slough is a tidal embayment designated as a National Estuarine Research Reserve that extends 6 miles (10 km) south from Coos Bay, which is an estuary of the Coos River, about 13 miles (21 km) north-northeast of Bandon and 4 miles (6.5 km) south of Charleston,...
