by CoastView | Jul 23, 2023 | 2023, Coastal Features, Developments, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Rivers, Washington
Peacock Spit is the northern portion of a mostly submerged sand bar at the mouth of the Columbia River, about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Astoria and 2.5 miles (4 km) south of Ilwaco, Washington. Peacock Spit was named after the USS Peacock, an exploration ship that...
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 | Apr 18, 2023 | 2023, Headlands, Land Use, Lighthouses, Natural History, Parks, Washington
North Head is a rocky promontory with a summit elevation of 300 feet (91 m) and the site of a historic lighthouse situated on Cape Disappointment at the mouth of the Columbia River between Baker Bay to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west, about 14 miles (23 km)...
by CoastView | Apr 11, 2023 | 2023, Beaches, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Communities, Embayments, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Washington
Point Roberts is a community situated on 3,136 acres (1,269 ha) of the southern tip of the Tsawwassen Peninsula and represents an exclave of the United States in the Strait of Georgia, about 32 miles (52 km) northwest of Bellingham and 15 miles (24 km) west of Blaine,...
by CoastView | Mar 21, 2023 | 2023, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Embayments, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Washington
Dungeness Bay is formed by a complex of depositional features that partially enclose the embayment including Dungeness Spit, Graveyard Spit, Cline Spit, and the Dungeness River delta located on the southern shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the northern coast of...
by CoastView | Mar 14, 2023 | 2023, Beaches, Coastal Features, Embayments, Headlands, Land Use, Natural History, Parks, Washington
Lily Point Marine Reserve is a park located on Boundary Bay at the southeastern tip of Point Roberts, an exclave of the United States on the southern coast of the Tsawwassen Peninsula, about 22 miles (35 km) south-southeast of Vancouver and 30 miles (48 km) northwest...
