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Explore the coast of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. Every place with a name has a story, and every story has layers. Knowing these stories will help us to better understand the world and our place in it. Read more: https://coastview.org
Estero de San Antonio is a small coastal lagoon formed by a sandbar damming Stemple Creek, located 5.75 miles (9 km) southeast of the community of Bodega Bay and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of Dillon Beach, California. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/14/e...
December 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Estero de San Antonio is a small coastal lagoon formed by a sandbar damming Stemple Creek, located 5.75 miles (9 km) southeast of the community of Bodega Bay and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of Dillon Beach, California. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/14/e...
Redoubt Volcano is in the Aleutian Range on the Alaska Peninsula, situated between the Drift River to the north and the Crescent River to the south, approximately 9 miles (14.5 km) northeast of Crescent Lake and 52 miles (84 km) west of Kenai, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/13/r...
December 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Redoubt Volcano is in the Aleutian Range on the Alaska Peninsula, situated between the Drift River to the north and the Crescent River to the south, approximately 9 miles (14.5 km) northeast of Crescent Lake and 52 miles (84 km) west of Kenai, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/13/r...
Bayocean was a planned resort community founded in 1906 on a sand spit at the entrance to Tillamook Bay, located about 63 miles (102 km) west of Portland and 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Tillamook, Oregon. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/12/b...
December 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Bayocean was a planned resort community founded in 1906 on a sand spit at the entrance to Tillamook Bay, located about 63 miles (102 km) west of Portland and 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Tillamook, Oregon. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/12/b...
Hesketh Island is approximately 1.2 miles (1.9 km) long and is situated on the southern shore of Kachemak Bay, about 9.5 miles (15 km) south of Homer and 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Seldovia, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/11/h...
December 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Hesketh Island is approximately 1.2 miles (1.9 km) long and is situated on the southern shore of Kachemak Bay, about 9.5 miles (15 km) south of Homer and 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Seldovia, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/11/h...
Quarantine Cove is a bight on the northern shore of William Head, a peninsula near the southern tip of Vancouver Island, approximately 9.7 miles (15.6 km) east-southeast of Sooke and 9.6 miles (15.5 km) southwest of Victoria, British Columbia. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/10/q...
December 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Quarantine Cove is a bight on the northern shore of William Head, a peninsula near the southern tip of Vancouver Island, approximately 9.7 miles (15.6 km) east-southeast of Sooke and 9.6 miles (15.5 km) southwest of Victoria, British Columbia. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/10/q...
Ugamak Island is approximately 5.2 miles (8.4 km) long and located in the Krenitzen Islands group, about 75 miles (121 km) northeast of Unalaska and 36 miles (58 km) east of Akutan, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/09/u...
December 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Ugamak Island is approximately 5.2 miles (8.4 km) long and located in the Krenitzen Islands group, about 75 miles (121 km) northeast of Unalaska and 36 miles (58 km) east of Akutan, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/09/u...
Pilot Point is a community on the eastern shore of Ugashik Bay, on the north coast of the Alaska Peninsula, about 83 miles (134 km) south-southwest of King Salmon and 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Ugashik, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/08/p...
December 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Pilot Point is a community on the eastern shore of Ugashik Bay, on the north coast of the Alaska Peninsula, about 83 miles (134 km) south-southwest of King Salmon and 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Ugashik, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/08/p...
The Esalen Institute is located in Slates Hot Springs, a community on the Big Sur coast at an elevation of 118 feet (36 m), about 34 miles (55 km) southeast of Monterey, and 46 miles (74 km) northwest of San Simeon, California.https://coastview.org/2025/12/07/esalen-institute-slates-hot-springs/
December 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The Esalen Institute is located in Slates Hot Springs, a community on the Big Sur coast at an elevation of 118 feet (36 m), about 34 miles (55 km) southeast of Monterey, and 46 miles (74 km) northwest of San Simeon, California.https://coastview.org/2025/12/07/esalen-institute-slates-hot-springs/
Port Camden is an embayment on the northeast coast of Kuiu Island, approximately 36 miles (58 km) south-southwest of Petersburg and 61 miles (98 km) northwest of Wrangell, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/06/p...
December 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Port Camden is an embayment on the northeast coast of Kuiu Island, approximately 36 miles (58 km) south-southwest of Petersburg and 61 miles (98 km) northwest of Wrangell, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/06/p...
Heceta Head Lighthouse, located on the Heceta headland at an elevation of 205 feet (62 m), is approximately 13 miles (21 km) north of Florence and 13 miles (21 km) south of Yachats, Oregon. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/05/h...
December 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Heceta Head Lighthouse, located on the Heceta headland at an elevation of 205 feet (62 m), is approximately 13 miles (21 km) north of Florence and 13 miles (21 km) south of Yachats, Oregon. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/05/h...
The Herring Islands lie at the entrance to Tutka Bay on the southern shore of Kachemak Bay, about 11 miles (18 km) south of Homer and 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Seldovia, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/04/h...
December 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The Herring Islands lie at the entrance to Tutka Bay on the southern shore of Kachemak Bay, about 11 miles (18 km) south of Homer and 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Seldovia, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/04/h...
Skeena City is an abandoned community on the north shore of the Skeena River at the mouth of the Khyex River, about 22 miles (35 km) south-southeast of Prince Rupert and 52 miles (84 km) southwest of Terrace, British Columbia. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/03/s...
December 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Skeena City is an abandoned community on the north shore of the Skeena River at the mouth of the Khyex River, about 22 miles (35 km) south-southeast of Prince Rupert and 52 miles (84 km) southwest of Terrace, British Columbia. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/03/s...
Todd Cannery is a historical settlement and abandoned fish processing facility located on Lindenberg Harbor in Peril Strait, on the southern coast of Chichagof Island, about 32 miles (51 km) north-northeast of Sitka, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/02/t...
December 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Todd Cannery is a historical settlement and abandoned fish processing facility located on Lindenberg Harbor in Peril Strait, on the southern coast of Chichagof Island, about 32 miles (51 km) north-northeast of Sitka, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/02/t...
Star of Bengal is a shipwreck near China Cove, a small embayment about 1.7 miles (2.7 km) wide on the southeastern coast of Coronation Island, 93 miles (150 km) south-southeast of Sitka and 106 miles (171 km) northwest of Ketchikan, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/01/c...
December 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Star of Bengal is a shipwreck near China Cove, a small embayment about 1.7 miles (2.7 km) wide on the southeastern coast of Coronation Island, 93 miles (150 km) south-southeast of Sitka and 106 miles (171 km) northwest of Ketchikan, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/01/c...
Big River flows for 42 miles (68 km) through the northern California Coast Range and drains a watershed covering 181 square miles (46,880 ha) before emptying into the Pacific Ocean at Mendocino, California. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/11/30/b...
November 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Big River flows for 42 miles (68 km) through the northern California Coast Range and drains a watershed covering 181 square miles (46,880 ha) before emptying into the Pacific Ocean at Mendocino, California. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/11/30/b...
Oliktok Point marks the eastern entrance to Harrison Bay on the Beaufort Sea, situated approximately 16 miles (26 km) west of Beechey Point, 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Nuiqsut, and 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/11/25/o...
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Oliktok Point marks the eastern entrance to Harrison Bay on the Beaufort Sea, situated approximately 16 miles (26 km) west of Beechey Point, 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Nuiqsut, and 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/11/25/o...
Uyak Bay extends south-southeast for 40 miles (65 km) from Shelikof Strait on the northwest coast of Kodiak Island, about 59 miles (95 km) west-southwest of Kodiak, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/11/24/u...
Uyak Bay, Kodiak Island - CoastView
Uyak Bay extends south-southeast for 40 miles (65 km) from Shelikof Strait on the northwest coast of Kodiak Island, about 59 miles (95 km) west-southwest of Kodiak, Alaska.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Uyak Bay extends south-southeast for 40 miles (65 km) from Shelikof Strait on the northwest coast of Kodiak Island, about 59 miles (95 km) west-southwest of Kodiak, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/11/24/u...
Abbotts Lagoon is a two-stage lagoon located on the northwestern coast of Point Reyes National Seashore, approximately 9 miles (14.5 km) south-southeast of Tomales Point and 5.5 miles (8.9 km) west-northwest of Inverness, California. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/11/23/a...
November 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Abbotts Lagoon is a two-stage lagoon located on the northwestern coast of Point Reyes National Seashore, approximately 9 miles (14.5 km) south-southeast of Tomales Point and 5.5 miles (8.9 km) west-northwest of Inverness, California. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/11/23/a...
Cape Decision, located at the southern end of Kuiu Island in Southeast Alaska, is 105 miles (169 km) northwest of Ketchikan and 75 miles (121 km) southwest of Wrangell, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/11/22/c...
November 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Cape Decision, located at the southern end of Kuiu Island in Southeast Alaska, is 105 miles (169 km) northwest of Ketchikan and 75 miles (121 km) southwest of Wrangell, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/11/22/c...
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. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/11/21/s...
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/11/21/s...
Kitamaat Village is on the eastern shore of the Kitimat Arm extension of Douglas Channel, approximately 71 miles (115 km) southeast of Prince Rupert and 6 miles (10 km) south of Kitimat, British Columbia. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/11/20/k...
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Kitamaat Village is on the eastern shore of the Kitimat Arm extension of Douglas Channel, approximately 71 miles (115 km) southeast of Prince Rupert and 6 miles (10 km) south of Kitimat, British Columbia. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/11/20/k...
Oldmans Bay spans about 3 miles (4.8 km) across and is situated on the southwestern coast of Kalgin Island in Cook Inlet, about 55 miles (89 km) northwest of Homer and 30 miles (48 km) west-southwest of Kenai, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/11/19/o...
November 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Oldmans Bay spans about 3 miles (4.8 km) across and is situated on the southwestern coast of Kalgin Island in Cook Inlet, about 55 miles (89 km) northwest of Homer and 30 miles (48 km) west-southwest of Kenai, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/11/19/o...
Egg Island is located in the Aleutian Archipelago, about 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Akutan and 20 miles (32 km) east-southeast of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/11/18/e...
November 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Egg Island is located in the Aleutian Archipelago, about 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Akutan and 20 miles (32 km) east-southeast of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/11/18/e...
Arroyo de Los Frijoles and Pebble Beach are in Bean Hollow State Park, located 17.5 miles (28.2 km) south of Half Moon Bay and 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Pescadero, California. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/11/17/a...
November 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Arroyo de Los Frijoles and Pebble Beach are in Bean Hollow State Park, located 17.5 miles (28.2 km) south of Half Moon Bay and 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Pescadero, California. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/11/17/a...
Igalik Island is an Arctic barrier island, the easternmost of the Plover Islands, approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) long, located at the entrance to Dease Inlet, about 36 miles (58 km) east-southeast of Utqiagvik, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/11/16/i...
November 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Igalik Island is an Arctic barrier island, the easternmost of the Plover Islands, approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) long, located at the entrance to Dease Inlet, about 36 miles (58 km) east-southeast of Utqiagvik, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/11/16/i...