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. The post Lime Kiln Lighthouse, San Juan Island appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Washington

14 February 2026

Clatsop Spit, Columbia River Bar

Clatsop Spit is part of Fort Stevens State Park that projects north from the south bank of the Columbia River and the submerged portion forms the Columbia River Bar, about 80 miles (129 km) northwest of Portland and 9 miles (15 km) west-northwest of Astoria, Oregon. The post Clatsop Spit, Columbia River Bar appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

7 February 2026

New Carissa, North Spit

New Carissa was a freighter 639 feet (195 m) in length that grounded on North Spit in 1999, causing an oil spill about 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Coos Bay and 4 miles (6.5 km) west of the community of North Bend, Oregon. The post New Carissa, North Spit appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

31 January 2026

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. The post Destruction Island, Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Washington

24 January 2026

Coquille River Estuary, Bandon

The Coquille River, located in the Coast Range near Bandon, drains a watershed of 37,760 acres (15,281 ha), and flows to the Pacific Ocean approximately 20 miles (32 km) north of Cape Blanco, Oregon. The post Coquille River Estuary, Bandon appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

13 January 2026

Doe Bay, Orcas Island

Doe Bay is a small community on the southeastern shore of Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands of Puget Sound, about 7 miles (11.3 km) southeast of the community of Eastsound, and 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Olga, Washington. The post Doe Bay, Orcas Island appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Washington

7 January 2026

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. The post Minter, Henderson Bay appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Washington

25 December 2025

Depoe Bay, Depoe Creek

Depoe Bay is a community situated on a small natural embayment of the same name, forming the estuary for Depoe Creek, located about 11 miles (18 km) south-southwest of Lincoln City and 12 miles (19 km) north of Newport, Oregon. The post Depoe Bay, Depoe Creek appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

19 December 2025

Bayocean, Tillamook Bay

Bayocean was a planned resort community founded in 1906 on a sand spit 4 miles, (6.5 km) long and 0.5 miles (0.8 km) wide, that separates Tillamook Bay from the Pacific Ocean, about 63 miles (102 km) west of Portland and 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Tillamook, Oregon. The post Bayocean, Tillamook Bay appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

12 December 2025

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. The post Heceta Head Lighthouse, Heceta Head appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

5 December 2025

Garibaldi, Tillamook Bay

Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay is an active duty U.S. Coast Guard facility located in Garibaldi on Tillamook Bay, 7.5 miles (12 km) northwest of the community of Tillamook, Oregon. The post Garibaldi, Tillamook Bay appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

28 November 2025

Salishan Spit, Lincoln City

Salishan Spit separates the Pacific Ocean from Siletz Bay and is located 2.5 miles (4 km) south of Lincoln City and 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Gleneden Beach, Oregon. The post Salishan Spit, Lincoln City appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

21 November 2025

Nesika Beach, Geisel Monument

Nesika Beach is a community located at the south end of the Nesika strand, and the site of the Geisel Monument, about 6 miles (10 km) north of Gold Beach and 4 miles (6 km) south-southeast of Ophir, Oregon. The post Nesika Beach, Geisel Monument appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

15 November 2025

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. The post Hubbard Mound, Otter Point appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

8 November 2025

Queets River, Olympic National Park

The Queets River flows approximately 53 miles (85 km), mostly through Olympic National Park, to the Pacific Ocean, about 60 miles (96 km) southwest of Aberdeen and 5 miles (8 km) south of Kalaloch, Washington. The post Queets River, Olympic National Park appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Washington

26 October 2025

Cutts Island, Carr Inlet

Cutts Island is a state park located about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) off the eastern shore of Carr Inlet in South Puget Sound, approximately 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Tacoma and 5 miles (8 km) west of Gig Harbor, Washington. The post Cutts Island, Carr Inlet appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Washington

19 October 2025

Friday Harbor Laboratories, San Juan Island

Friday Harbor Laboratories is a marine biology field station of the University of Washington situated on the northern shore of Friday Harbor, an embayment on the eastern coast of San Juan Island, about 72 miles (116 km) northwest of Seattle and 18 miles (29 km) west of Anacortes, Washington. The post Friday Harbor Laboratories, San Juan Island appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Washington

12 October 2025

Anacortes Ferry Terminal, Guemes Channel

Anacortes ferry terminal is located at Ship Harbor, an embayment on the northwestern shore of Fidalgo Island and the southern shore of Guemes Channel, about 85 miles (137 km) north of Seattle and 3.7 miles (6 km) west of the community of Anacortes, Washington. The post Anacortes Ferry Terminal, Guemes Channel appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Washington

5 October 2025

Leque Island, South Pass Stillaguamish River

Leque Island is located at the mouth of the Stillaguamish River on South Pass channel that separates Camano Island from the mainland, about 43 miles (69 km) north of Seattle and 0.6 miles (1 km) southwest of Stanwood, Washington. The post Leque Island, South Pass Stillaguamish River appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Washington

28 September 2025

Taholah, Quinault River

Taholah is a community located at the mouth of the Quinault River on lands of the Quinault Indian Nation, about 9 miles (14 km) north of Moclips and 41 miles (66 km) north of Hoquiam on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington. The post Taholah, Quinault River appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Washington

8 September 2025