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Fort Cronkhite, Marin Headlands

Fort Cronkhite, on the Marin Headlands, is a historic US Army facility that supported Battery Townsley, part of San Francisco Bay’s coastal artillery during World War II, about 8 miles southwest of Stinson Beach and 8 miles west-northwest of San Francisco, California.

Slip Point, Clallam Bay

Slip Point sits on the southern shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca at the eastern end of Clallam Bay on the Olympic Peninsula, about 39 miles (63 km) west-northwest of Port Angeles and 0.7 miles (1 km) northeast of the community of Clallam Bay, Washington.

Eagle River Beach, Favorite Channel

Eagle Beach is at the mouth of Eagle River on the eastern shore of Favorite Channel, about 68 miles (109 km) south-southeast of Skagway and 22 miles (35 km) northwest of Juneau, Alaska.

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Beaver Point, Salt Spring Island

Beaver Point, Salt Spring Island

Beaver Point is a prominent headland in Ruckle Provincial Park on the southeastern shore of Salt Spring Island in the Southern Gulf Islands and at the northwestern end of Swanson Channel, about 8 miles (13 km) north-northeast of Sidney and 4 miles (6 km) east of Fulford Harbour, British Columbia.

Limestone Inlet, Stephens Passage

Limestone Inlet, Stephens Passage

Limestone Inlet, 0.25 miles (0.4 km) wide, extends about 2 miles (3.2 km) into the mainland from the eastern shore of Stephens Passage, approximately 84 miles (135 km) northeast of Sitka and 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Juneau, Alaska.

Copper Harbor, Hetta Inlet

Copper Harbor, Hetta Inlet

Copper Harbor is an embayment on Prince of Wales Island on the eastern shore of Hetta Inlet, near the historical Coppermount mine, about 38 miles (61 km) west-southwest of Ketchikan and 8.6 miles (14 km) east-northeast of Hydaburg, Alaska.

Salinas River, Castroville

Salinas River, Castroville

The Salinas River begins in the central California Coast Ranges and flows 175 miles (282 km) generally northwest to Monterey Bay, approximately 12 miles (19 km) north-northeast of Monterey and 3 miles (5 km) west-southwest of Castroville, California.

Ford Arm, Chichagof Island

Ford Arm, Chichagof Island

Ford Arm is an embayment approximately 0.3 miles (483 m) wide and 4 miles (6.5 km) long on the west coast of Chichagof Island, about 44 miles (71 km) north-northwest of Sitka and 28 miles (44 km) south-southeast of Pelican, Alaska.

Sisters Rocks, Frankport

Sisters Rocks, Frankport

Sisters Rocks, historically known as Three Sisters Rocks, is a minor headland located between Mussel Creek to the north and Eucher Creek to the south, about 13 miles (21 km) north of Gold Beach and 11 miles (18 km) south-southeast of Port Orford, Oregon.

Travers Creek, Kachemak Bay

Travers Creek, Kachemak Bay

Travers Creek flows generally west-southwest to the north shore of Kachemak Bay, approximately 3.5 miles (5.5 km) south of Anchor Point and 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Homer, Alaska.

Brockton Point, Stanley Park

Brockton Point, Stanley Park

Brockton Point is a prominent peninsula in Stanley Park, located on the southern coast of Burrard Inlet, about 19 miles (30 km) north of Tsawwassen and 2.6 miles (4 km) southeast of West Vancouver, British Columbia.

Annex Creek, Taku Inlet

Annex Creek, Taku Inlet

Annex Creek flows southeast for 5 miles (8 km) through the Annex Lakes to Taku Inlet, about 0.35 miles (0.6 km) southwest of the Annex Creek hydroelectric power facility and 12 miles (19 km) east of Juneau, Alaska.

Vassar Glacier, College Fjord

Vassar Glacier, College Fjord

Vassar Glacier flows southeast for 4.3 miles (7 km) from the eastern flank of Peak 8080 in the Chugach Mountains to the western shore of College Fjord near the confluence of Harvard Arm and Yale Arm and 2 miles (3.2 km) west of College Point, about 52 miles (83 km) west of Valdez and 42 miles (68 km) northeast of Whittier, Alaska.

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