by CoastView | Aug 4, 2023 | 2023, Beaches, Islands, Oregon, Rivers
Proposal Rock is at the mouth of the Neskowin Creek, about 10 miles (16 km) north-northeast of Lincoln City and 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south-southwest of the community of Neskowin, Oregon. The rock is named for a local legend and is also located adjacent to the stumps of...
by CoastView | Aug 3, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Coastal Features, Parks, Waterfalls
Mount Douglas is a stratovolcano with an elevation of 7,000 feet (2,134 m) located on Kamishak Bay, near the northern part of the Alaska Peninsula and within Katmai National Park and Preserve, about 113 miles (182 km) east of King Salmon and 91 miles (147 km)...
by CoastView | Aug 2, 2023 | 2023, British Columbia, Headlands, Islands, Lighthouses
Helen Point is located on the northwestern corner of Mayne Island and has a light and range marker to aid navigation through Active Pass, about 32 miles (52 km) southwest of Vancouver and 14.5 miles (23 km) north-northeast of Sidney, British Columbia. Helen Point...
by CoastView | Aug 1, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Historical, Shipwrecks
In 1813, the Russian exploration ship Neva wrecked near Kruzof Island, about 93 miles (150 km) southwest of Juneau and 10 miles (16 km) west of Sitka, Alaska. The Tlingit name for this island was recorded in 1849 by Captain Tebenov of the Imperial Russian Navy, as...
by CoastView | Jul 31, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Embayments, Historical, Parks
Geographic Harbor is in Katmai National Park and Preserve and is formed by two large bays that extend 3 miles (5 km) off Amalik Bay on Shelikof Strait, about 86 miles (139 km) southwest of King Salmon and 83 miles (134 km) northwest of Kodiak, Alaska. The harbor was...
by CoastView | Jul 30, 2023 | 2023, California, Communities, Headlands, Rivers
Ellysly Creek runs along the base of the shoreline hills within Harmony Headlands State Park, about 7 miles (11 km) west-northwest of Cayucos and 3 miles (5 km) south-southeast of Harmony, California. Harmony Headlands is a coastal park of 748 acres (303 ha)...
by CoastView | Jul 30, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Historical, Islands
Fairway Rock is located about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Little Diomede Island, and 15 miles (24 km) west of Cape Prince of Wales, at the western end of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. The rock is 534 feet (163 m) high, square-headed, and steep-sided. The rock was...
by CoastView | Jul 29, 2023 | 2023, Communities, Oregon, Rivers
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. The river flows for about 48 miles (78 km) from the confluence of the...
by CoastView | Jul 28, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Communities, Historical
Bootleggers Cove, also known as Bootlegger Cove, is a coastal neighborhood located along the tidal flats of Cook Inlet between Westchester Lagoon and downtown Anchorage, Alaska. The Alaska Railroad and the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail follow the coastline between the...
by CoastView | Jul 27, 2023 | 2023, British Columbia, Embayments, Historical, Islands, Land Use, Lighthouses, Natural History
Porlier Pass separates Galiano and Valdes Islands in the Southern Gulf Islands of Georgia Strait, about 28 miles (45 km) southwest of Vancouver and 10 miles (16 km) east-northeast of Ladysmith, British Columbia. The pass was named in 1791 by José Maria Narváez,...
