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Harmony Headlands, Point Estero
Harmony Headlands State Park preserves an undeveloped parcel of Pacific coastline between Point Estero to the south and Natalie’s Cove to the north, about 7 miles (11 km) west-northwest of Cayucos and 3 miles (5 km) south-southeast of Harmony, California.
Taylors Landing, Alsea River
Taylors Landing is a small community near the head of the tide on the Alsea River in the Coast Range, about 17.4 miles (28 km) west of Alsea and 6.4 miles (10 km) east-southeast of Waldport, Oregon.
Bootleggers Cove, Anchorage
Bootleggers Cove is a coastal neighborhood located along the tidal flats of Cook Inlet between Westchester Lagoon and downtown Anchorage, Alaska.
Shaktoolik, Norton Sound
Shaktoolik is a small community now located on a spit forming Shaktoolik Bay, on the eastern shore of Norton Sound, about 56 miles (90 km) southeast of Golovin and 35 miles (56 km) north-northwest of Unalakleet, Alaska.
Ekuk Fisheries, Nushagak Bay
Ekuk is a small village located on Ekuk Spit on the eastern shore of Nushagak Bay, a branch of Bristol Bay, about 16 miles (26 km) south-southwest of Dillingham and 1.3 (2.1 km) miles southwest of Clarks Point, Alaska.
Childrens Pool, La Jolla
Children’s Pool was one of the many gifts that philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps gave to the community of La Jolla, about 13 miles (21 km) south of Encinitas and 11.4 miles (18 km) northwest of San Diego, California.
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, Charleston
The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology is the marine station of the University of Oregon located a the mouth of Coos Bay, about 7 miles (11.3 km) southwest of North Bend and 0.3 miles (0.5 km) north of Charleston, Oregon.
Penelakut Island, Trincomali Channel
Penelakut Island is located in the southern Gulf Islands between Vancouver Island and the mainland Pacific coast, about 40 miles (65 km) north-northwest of Victoria and 32 miles (52 km) southwest of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Chignik Fisheries, Chignik Lagoon
Chignik Fisheries is a facility, formerly owned and operated as a cannery by Wards Cove Packing Company, located on the northwest shore of Chignik Lagoon, southwest of Dago Point, about 44 miles (71 km) south of Port Heiden and 36 miles (58 km) northeast of Perryville, Alaska.
Casket Rock, Elk
Casket Rock is the outermost of three large rocks west of the community of Elk, about 22 miles (35 km) south-southeast of Fort Brag and 13 miles (21 km) north of Point Arena, California.
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