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

1 February 2023

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

25 January 2023

Coquille River Estuary, Bandon

Coquille River drains a watershed of 37,760 acres (15,281 ha) in the Coast Range between the Coos River to the north and the Rogue River to the south, and enters the Pacific about 20 miles (32 km) north of Cape Blanco at Bandon, Oregon. The post Coquille River Estuary, Bandon appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

14 January 2023

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

8 January 2023

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

26 December 2022

Depoe Bay, Depoe Creek

Depoe Bay is a community located on a small natural embayment with the same name, 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 2022

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 2022

Heceta Head Lighthouse, Heceta Head

Heceta Head Lighthouse is at an elevation of 205 feet (62 m), on the Heceta headland, 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 2022

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 2022

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 2022

Nesika Beach, Geisel Monument

Nesika Beach is a community located at the south end of the Nesika strand, 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

14 November 2022

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

7 November 2022

Pistol River, Pistol River State Scenic Viewpoint

Pistol River starts at an elevation of 3,179 feet (970 m) on the southern flank of Sugarloaf Mountain and drains a watershed of 67,200 acres (27,195 ha) in the Siskiyou National Forest while flowing generally southwest for 21 miles (34 km) to the Pacific Ocean near the community of Pistol River, about 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Brookings and 10 miles (16 km) south of Gold Beach, Oregon. The post Pistol River, Pistol River State Scenic Viewpoint appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

1 November 2022

Queets River, Olympic National Park

Queets River originates from a group of cirque basins at an elevation of about 5,000 feet (1500 m) on the south flank of the Olympic Mountains, with tributaries emanating from the Humes Glacier to the north and the Queets Glacier to the south, and drains a watershed of 130,559 acres (52,836 ha) while flowing about 53 miles (85 km) 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

25 October 2022

Cutts Island, Carr Inlet

Cutts Island is a state park about 300 feet (91 m) wide and 600 feet (183 m) long, with a distinctive sand spit extending 2,000 feet (610 m) north that nearly reaches Raft Island, and is situated about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) off the eastern shore of Carr Inlet in South Puget Sound, about 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

18 October 2022

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

11 October 2022

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

4 October 2022

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 2022

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

7 September 2022

Tunnel Island, Raft River

The Raft River is a stream located entirely within the Quinault Indian Reservation and flows into the Pacific Ocean at a sea stack called Tunnel Island on the Olympic Peninsula, about 9 miles (15 km) north of Taholah, Washington. The post Tunnel Island, Raft River appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Washington

24 August 2022