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Cordova Rose, Odiak Slough
Cordova Rose is a landlocked barge that was converted to a guest lodge on the southern shore of Odiak Slough, a tidal embayment on Orca Inlet in Prince William Sound and adjacent to Eyak Lake, about 46 miles (74 km) south-southeast of Valdez and 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south of Cordova, Alaska.
Cape Scott, Cape Scott Provincial Park
Cape Scott is a headland about 500 feet (150 m) high at the extreme northwestern point of Vancouver Island in Cape Scott Provincial Park, about 256 miles 412 km) south-southeast of Prince Rupert and 41 miles (66 km) west of Port Hardy, British Columbia.
Pachena Point Lighthouse, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Pachena Point Light Station is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, about 82 miles (132 km) northwest of Victoria and 8 miles (13 km) south-southeast of Bamfield, British Columbia.
Lime Kiln Lighthouse, San Juan Island
Lime Kiln Light was established in 1919 on Lime Kiln Point, a day-use park of 36 acres (15 ha) overlooking Deadman Bay to the south and Haro Strait to the west on the west coast of San Juan Island, about 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Victoria and 6.4 miles (10 km) west-southwest of Friday Harbor, Washington.
Staines Point, Trial Islands
Staines Point is the southern tip of the Trial Islands which comprise two islets separated by a narrow channel situated in the Strait of Juan de Fuca about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) offshore from the southern end of Vancouver Island at McNeill Bay, about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southeast of Victoria and 2 miles (3.2 km) south-southeast of Oak Bay, British Columbia.
Destruction Island, Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge
Destruction Island is part of the Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge, located 3.5 miles (6 km) offshore from the Olympic Peninsula, about 56 miles (90 km) southwest of Port Angeles and 17 miles (27 km) south-southeast of La Push, Washington.
Heceta Head Lighthouse, Heceta Head
Heceta Head Lighthouse is at an elevation of 205 feet (62 m) on the Heceta headland, about 13 miles (21 km) north of Florence, and 13 miles (21 km) south of Yachats, Oregon.
Cape Decision Lighthouse, Kuiu Island
Cape Decision is a headland on the southern end of Kuiu Island in Southeast Alaska, 105 miles (169 km) northwest of Ketchikan and 75 miles (121 km) southwest of Wrangell, Alaska.
Border Field State Park, Playas de Tijuana
Border Field State Park is within the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve situated adjacent to the urban neighborhood of Playas de Tijuana, Mexico, about 12 miles (19 km) south of San Diego and within the city limits of Imperial Beach, California.
Walton Lighthouse, Santa Cruz Harbor
Walton Lighthouse is situated on the west jetty at the entrance to the Santa Cruz harbor adjacent to Seabright State Beach, about 25 miles (40 km) north-northwest of Monterey and in the city of Santa Cruz, California.
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