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Christmas Island, Beecher Pass

Christmas Island, approximately 200 feet (61 m) across, is located between Beecher Pass and Duncan Canal, about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Petersburg, Alaska.

Hubbard Mound, Otter Point

The Hubbard Mound is a coastal headland and the location of a historical beach placer mining prospect near the community of Nesika Beach, 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Otter Point and about 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Gold Beach, Oregon.

Eastland Creek, Kachemak Bay

Eastland Creek is a stream on the Kenai Peninsula that flows south for 3 miles (5 km) to Kachemak Bay, about 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Homer, Alaska.

Miners Bay, Mayne Island

Miners Bay is located on Mayne Island, on the southeast side of Active Pass which separates Galiano and Mayne Islands, about 14.5 miles (23 km) north-northeast of Sidney, British Columbia.

Indian Valley, Turnagain Arm

Indian is an Alaska Railroad siding and small community at the entrance to a deep valley on the northern shore of Turnagain Arm, about 21 miles (34 km) northwest of Portage and 21 miles (34 km) southeast of Anchorage, Alaska.

Kibesillah, Mendocino Coast

Kibesillah is the site of a historical lumber-loading chute and for a short time was one of the most important communities on the Mendocino Coast, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Fort Bragg and 3.3 miles (5.3 km) south of Westport, California.

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Minter, Henderson Bay

Minter is a community on the northwestern shore of Henderson Bay, at the head of Carr Inlet in South Puget Sound, about 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Seattle and 5.5 miles (9 km) northwest of Gig Harbor, Washington.

Port Camden, Kuiu Island

Port Camden is an embayment on the northeast coast of Kuiu Island, about 36 miles (58 km) south-southwest of Petersburg, and 61 miles (98 km) northwest of Wrangell, Alaska.

Depoe Bay, Depoe Creek

Depoe Bay is a community located on a small natural embayment with the same name, 11 miles (18 km) south-southwest of Lincoln City and 12 miles (19 km) north of Newport, Oregon.

Bear Cove, Kachemak Bay

Bear Cove is a small embayment on the Kenai Peninsula that extends southeast for 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the southeastern coast of Kachemak Bay between Bear Island to the south and Chugachik Island to the north, about 57 miles (92 km) south of Kenai and 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Homer, Alaska.

Pistol River, Pistol River State Scenic Viewpoint

Pistol River flows generally southwest for 21 miles (34 km) to the Pistol River State Scenic Viewpoint overlooking the Pacific Ocean near the community of Pistol River, about 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Brookings and 10 miles (16 km) south of Gold Beach, Oregon.

Snug Harbor, Chisik Island

Snug Harbor is a historical cannery located along a bight on the west coast of Chisik Island, at the southern end of Tuxedni Channel, on the western shore of Cook Inlet, about 51 miles (82 km) northwest of Homer and 56 miles (90 km) southwest of Kenai, Alaska.

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