Whalen Island, Sand Lake

Whalen Island is located in Sand Lake which is the estuary of Sand Creek that starts at an elevation of 770 feet (235 m) in the Oregon Coast Range and flows generally south-southwest for 8 miles (13 km) to the Pacific Ocean draining a watershed of 10,880 acres (4,403 ha), about 13 miles (21 km) south-southwest of Tillamook and 5 miles (8 km) north of Pacific City, Oregon. The post Whalen Island, Sand Lake appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

7 December 2023

Restoration Point, Bainbridge Island

Restoration Point is a conspicuous ledge on the southern end of Bainbridge Island in Puget Sound, about 7 miles (11 km) east-northeast of Bremerton and 7 miles (11 km) west-southwest of Seattle, Washington. The post Restoration Point, Bainbridge Island appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Washington

28 November 2023

Tongue Point, Semiahmoo Spit

Tongue Point is at the end of Semiahmoo Spit, a sand bar of 125 acres (51 ha) and about 1 mile (1.6 km) long that partially encloses Drayton Harbor, about 21 miles (34 km) northwest of Bellingham and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Blaine, Washington. The post Tongue Point, Semiahmoo Spit appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Washington

12 November 2023

New Dungeness Light Station, Dungeness Spit

New Dungeness Light Station is located on Dungeness Spit in Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge on the southern coast of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, about 17 miles (27 km) west-northwest of Port Townsend and 7 miles (11 km) north of Sequim, Washington. The post New Dungeness Light Station, Dungeness Spit appeared first on CoastView.

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7 November 2023

Lyre River, Low Point

Lyre River starts at the outlet of Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park and flows roughly northwest for 5 miles (8 km) to Low Point on the Strait of Juan de Fuca draining a watershed of 43,200 acres (17,482 ha), about 21 miles (34 km) southeast of Clallam Bay and 19 miles (31 km) west of Port Angeles, Washington. The post Lyre River, Low Point appeared first on CoastView.

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25 October 2023

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Sinclair Inlet

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard is a U.S Navy facility on 179 acres (72.4 ha) on the north shore of Sinclair Inlet at Bremerton, about 23 miles (37 km) northwest of Tacoma and 15 miles (24 km) west of Seattle, Washington. The post Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Sinclair Inlet appeared first on CoastView.

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19 October 2023

Indianola, Miller Bay

Indianola is located on the north shore of Port Madison and east shore of Miller Bay on the Port Madison Indian Reservation, about 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Seattle and 4.6 miles (7.4 km) east of Poulsbo, Washington. The post Indianola, Miller Bay appeared first on CoastView.

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13 October 2023

Hedley Spit, Bainbridge Island

Hedley Spit is a sand deposit with an elevation of about 3.5 feet (1 m), located on Bainbridge Island at Point Monroe, north of Faye Bainbridge State Park, about 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Seattle and 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Port Madison, Washington. The post Hedley Spit, Bainbridge Island appeared first on CoastView.

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7 October 2023

Moclips, Mocrocks Beach

Moclips is a coastal community located between the south shore of the Moclips River and Mocrocks Beach. It is situated about 83 miles (134 km) west of Tacoma and 27 miles (44 km) northwest of Aberdeen, Washington. The post Moclips, Mocrocks Beach appeared first on CoastView.

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3 October 2023

Little Sucia Island, San Juan Islands

Little Sucia Island is part of an archipelago of ten islands including Sucia Island, Ewing, Justice, Herndon, Cluster Islands, and several smaller unnamed islands, about 20 miles (32 km) west of Bellingham and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of Eastsound, Washington. The post Little Sucia Island, San Juan Islands appeared first on CoastView.

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28 September 2023

Sooes River, Makah Bay

Sooes River, also known as the Tsoo-Yess River, originates in the northwest foothills of the Olympic Mountains and flows for 16 miles (26 km) through private timberlands and the Makah Reservation until it reaches Makah Bay, about 120 miles (194 km) northwest of Seattle and 4 miles (6.5 km) southwest of Neah Bay, Washington. The post Sooes River, Makah Bay appeared first on CoastView.

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22 September 2023

Indian Sands, Boardman State Park

Indian Sands is an archaeological site in Samuel H. Boardman State Park, about 9 miles (14.5 km) northwest of Brookings and 4.5 miles (7.3 km) southwest of Carpenterville, Oregon. The post Indian Sands, Boardman State Park appeared first on CoastView.

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10 September 2023

Natural Bridges Cove, Oregon Coast Trail

Natural Bridges Cove is an ancient punchbowl, or littoral sinkhole, along the Oregon Coast Trail in Samuel H. Boardman State Park, about 10.5 miles (17 km) northwest of Brookings and 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-southeast of Pistol River, Oregon. The post Natural Bridges Cove, Oregon Coast Trail appeared first on CoastView.

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28 August 2023

Prosper, Coquille River

Prosper is a historical community on the Coquille River, about 10 miles (16 km) west-southwest of Coquille and 3 miles (5 km) northeast and upstream of Bandon, Oregon. The post Prosper, Coquille River appeared first on CoastView.

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16 August 2023

Salmon River Estuary, Cascade Head

Salmon River flows for about 24 miles from the Central Oregon Coast Range, through the Siuslaw National Forest, to the Pacific Ocean south of Cascade Head, about 73 miles (118 km) southwest of Portland and 6 miles (10 km) north of Lincoln City, Oregon. The post Salmon River Estuary, Cascade Head appeared first on CoastView.

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10 August 2023

Proposal Rock, Neskowin Creek

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 post Proposal Rock, Neskowin Creek appeared first on CoastView.

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4 August 2023

Taylors Landing, Alsea River

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 post Taylors Landing, Alsea River appeared first on CoastView.

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29 July 2023

Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, Charleston

The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology is the marine station of the University of Oregon located a the mouth of Coos Bay, about 7 miles (11.3 km) southwest of North Bend and 0.3 miles (0.5 km) north of Charleston, Oregon. The post Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, Charleston appeared first on CoastView.

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17 July 2023

Trask River, Tillamook Bay

Trask River is in northwestern Oregon, draining a mountainous timber-producing area of the Coast Range into Tillamook Bay, about 57 miles (92 km) west of Portland and 52 miles (84 km) south of Astoria, Oregon. The post Trask River, Tillamook Bay appeared first on CoastView.

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11 July 2023

Hunters Cove, Cape Sebastian

Hunters Cove is on the south side of Cape Sebastian, a prominent headland in Cape Sebastian State Scenic Corridor, about 20 miles (32 km) north-northwest of Brooking and 6.3 miles (10 km) south of Gold Beach, Oregon. The post Hunters Cove, Cape Sebastian appeared first on CoastView.

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4 July 2023