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Lime Kiln Point, San Juan Island

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.

Nubble Point, Kasitsna Bay

Nubble Point is a bedrock outcrop connected to the Kenai Peninsula mainland by MacDonald Spit which forms and separates Kasitsna Bay from Kachemak Bay, about 11 miles (18 km) south of Homer and 6.5 miles (10.5 km) northeast of Seldovia, Alaska.

False Narrows, Gabriola Island

False Narrows is a waterway between 10 and 30 feet (3-9 m) deep, navigable only by small boats and with local knowledge, and about 1.3 miles (2 km) long that separates Gabriola Island to the north from Mudge Island to the south, about 37 miles (60 km) northwest of Sidney and 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Nanaimo, British Columbia.

Perryville, Alaska Peninsula

Perryville is an Alutiiq Sugpiaq community established on the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula between Three Star Point to the west and Coal Cape to the east, about 66 miles (106 km) northeast of Sand Point and 41 miles (66 km) southwest of Chignik, Alaska.

Newtok, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

Newtok is a Central Yup’ik community located between the Ningaluk River to the south and a tidal slough to the north, 19 miles (31 km) upstream from the Bering Sea in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, about 125 miles (202 km) south of Emmonak and 96 miles (155 km) west of Bethel, Alaska.

Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Pigeon Point

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.

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Kalaloch, Olympic National Park

Kalaloch is a resort area and ranger station on the west coast of the Olympic Peninsula at the mouth of Kalaloch Creek in Olympic National Park, about 24 miles (39 km) southeast of La Push and 19 miles (31 km) north-northwest of Taholah, Washington.

Pistol River, Pistol River State Scenic Viewpoint

Pistol River starts at an elevation of 3,179 feet (970 m) on the southern flank of Sugarloaf Mountain and drains a watershed of 67,200 acres (27,195 ha) in the Siskiyou National Forest while flowing generally southwest for 21 miles (34 km) to 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.

Point Grenville, Quinault Nation

Point Grenville is a headland with cliffs 120 feet (37 m) high, located on the Quinault Nation lands about 5.6 miles (9 km) north of Moclips and 3 miles (5 km) south-southeast of Taholah, Washington.

Bird Point, Turnagain Arm

Bird Point is on the north shore of Turnagain Arm in Cook Inlet, 4 miles (6.5 km) southwest of the community of Bird Creek, and 7.5 miles (13 km) west of Girdwood, 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.

Soquel Creek, Capitola

Soquel Creek runs through Capitola, a community adjacent to Santa Cruz on the north coast of Monterey Bay, about 75 miles (120 km) south of San Francisco and 26 miles (42 km) north of Monterey, California.

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