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Toke Point, Willapa Bay

Toke Point is at the end of Tokeland Spit that projects southeast for 3 miles (5 km) from the northern shore of Willapa Bay, a large estuary formed by several streams, the largest being Willapa River, about 55 miles (89 km) southwest of Olympia and 15 miles (24 km) south-southeast of Westport, Washington.

Sitka, Baranof Island

Sitka is a community situated on Sitka Sound on the west coast of Baranof Island, about 185 miles (298 km) northwest of Ketchikan and 95 miles (153 km) southwest of Juneau, Alaska.

Hoquiam River, Grays Harbor

Hoquiam River drains a watershed of 62,720 acres (25,382 ha) with three principal tributaries that merge into a single channel that trends generally south for 2.5 miles (4 km) to the confluence with the Chehalis River at the head of Grays Harbor between the communities of Hoquiam to the west and Aberdeen to the east, about 47 miles (76 km) west of Olympia and 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Westport, Washington.

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Katmai Bay, Katmai National Park and Preserve

Katmai Bay, Katmai National Park and Preserve

Katmai Bay is about 9 miles (14.5 km) across, located at the mouth of the Katmai River on the Shelikof Strait coast of the Alaska Peninsula in Katmai National Park and Preserve, about 93 miles (150 km) west-northwest of Kodiak and 77 miles (124 km) southeast of King Salmon, Alaska.

Williamsport, Iliamna Bay

Williamsport, Iliamna Bay

Williamsport is a boat landing and seasonal community at the mouth of Williams Creek in the Chigmit Mountains on the west shore of Iliamna Bay on Cook Inlet, about 75 miles (121 km) west of Homer and 43 miles (70 km) east of Iliamna, Alaska.

Necanicum River, Seaside

Necanicum River, Seaside

Necanicum River is approximately 21 miles (34 km) long draining a watershed of 84 square miles (21,756 ha), and forms the first estuary south of the Columbia River about 70 miles (113 km) northwest of Portland and 13 miles (21 km) southwest of Astoria at the coastal community of Seaside, Oregon.

Oysterville, Willapa Bay

Oysterville, Willapa Bay

Oysterville is located in Willapa Bay on the Long Beach Peninsula, about 28 miles (45 km) north-northwest of Astoria and 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Raymond, Washington.

Gustavus, Icy Strait

Gustavus, Icy Strait

Gustavus is a community on the north shore of Icy Strait, at the mouth of the Salmon River and across from Pleasant Island, about 48 miles (77 km) west-northwest of Juneau, and 28 miles (45 km) northeast of Elfin Cove, Alaska.

Cape Meares Lighthouse, Cape Meares

Cape Meares Lighthouse, Cape Meares

Cape Meares is the site of a historic lighthouse on a prominent headland that forms a high steep bluff on the south end of Tillamook Bay, about 48 miles (77 km) south of Astoria and 7 miles (11 km) west-northwest of Tillamook, Oregon.

Ellamar, Prince William Sound

Ellamar, Prince William Sound

Ellamar is a historic mining camp on Virgin Bay in Prince William Sound, at the base of Ellamar Mountain, about 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Valdez and 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Tatitlek, Alaska.

Douglas, Katmai National Park and Preserve

Douglas, Katmai National Park and Preserve

Douglas is a historical village in Katmai National Park and Preserve, also called Kaguyak but not to be confused with Kaguyak on Kodiak Island, situated on the Shelikof Strait coast of the Alaska Peninsula, about 112 miles (181 km) southwest of Homer and 100 miles (161.km) east of King Salmon, Alaska.

Brevig Mission, Port Clarence

Brevig Mission, Port Clarence

Brevig Mission is an Iñupiat village located on Brevig Lagoon, on the north shore of Port Clarence, about 151 miles (244 km) southwest of Kotzebue and 81 miles (130 km) northwest of Nome, Alaska.

Yaquina Bay Light, Newport

Yaquina Bay Light, Newport

Yaquina Bay Light is located on the north shore of the entrance to Yaquina Bay, about 40 miles (65 km) west of Corvallis and 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Newport, Oregon.

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