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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
Snug Harbor is located along a bight on the west coast of Chisik Island, at the southern end of Tuxedni Channel, on the western shore of Cook Inlet, about 51 miles (82 km) northwest of Homer and 56 miles (90 km) southwest of Kenai, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/28/s...
December 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Snug Harbor is located along a bight on the west coast of Chisik Island, at the southern end of Tuxedni Channel, on the western shore of Cook Inlet, about 51 miles (82 km) northwest of Homer and 56 miles (90 km) southwest of Kenai, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/28/s...
Franklin Point is located in Año Nuevo State Reserve, 7.3 miles (11.7km) south-southeast of Pescadero and 22 miles (35.4km) northwest of Santa Cruz, California. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/27/f...
December 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Franklin Point is located in Año Nuevo State Reserve, 7.3 miles (11.7km) south-southeast of Pescadero and 22 miles (35.4km) northwest of Santa Cruz, California. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/27/f...
King Cove is a small community on the Alaska Peninsula, partially situated on a spit separating King Cove Bay and King Cove Lagoon, located approximately 189 miles (304 km) west-northwest of Dutch Harbor and 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Cold Bay, Alaska. Read more here coastview.org/2025/12/26/k...
December 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
King Cove is a small community on the Alaska Peninsula, partially situated on a spit separating King Cove Bay and King Cove Lagoon, located approximately 189 miles (304 km) west-northwest of Dutch Harbor and 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Cold Bay, Alaska. Read more here coastview.org/2025/12/26/k...
Minter is a community on the northwestern shore of Henderson Bay, located at the head of Carr Inlet in South Puget Sound, approximately 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Seattle and 5.5 miles (9 km) northwest of Gig Harbor, Washington. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/25/m...
December 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Minter is a community on the northwestern shore of Henderson Bay, located at the head of Carr Inlet in South Puget Sound, approximately 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Seattle and 5.5 miles (9 km) northwest of Gig Harbor, Washington. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/25/m...
Bootlegger Cove, also known as Little Jakolof Cove, is a small, shallow embayment on the southeastern shore of Kachemak Bay, approximately 12 miles (19 km) south of Homer and 7.6 miles (12 km) northwest of Seldovia, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/24/b...
December 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Bootlegger Cove, also known as Little Jakolof Cove, is a small, shallow embayment on the southeastern shore of Kachemak Bay, approximately 12 miles (19 km) south of Homer and 7.6 miles (12 km) northwest of Seldovia, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/24/b...
Bamfield is a community on Barkley Sound along the west coast of Vancouver Island, located 32 miles (51 km) southwest of Port Alberni and 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Ucluelet, British Columbia. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/23/b...
December 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Bamfield is a community on Barkley Sound along the west coast of Vancouver Island, located 32 miles (51 km) southwest of Port Alberni and 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Ucluelet, British Columbia. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/23/b...
Ross Adams Mine is a historical uranium-thorium site located on Kendrick Bay in the Tongass National Forest on the southeastern slopes of Bokan Mountain, about 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Hydaburg and 38 miles (61 km) southwest of Ketchikan, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/22/r...
December 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Ross Adams Mine is a historical uranium-thorium site located on Kendrick Bay in the Tongass National Forest on the southeastern slopes of Bokan Mountain, about 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Hydaburg and 38 miles (61 km) southwest of Ketchikan, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/22/r...
Funter Bay is located on the west coast of the Mansfield Peninsula on Admiralty Island, approximately 32 miles (52 km) southeast of Gustavus and 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Juneau, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/21/f...
December 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Funter Bay is located on the west coast of the Mansfield Peninsula on Admiralty Island, approximately 32 miles (52 km) southeast of Gustavus and 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Juneau, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/21/f...
Ocean Roar is a small cluster of buildings located at the mouth of Walker Creek on Tomales Bay, about 2.3 miles (3.7 km) southwest of Tomales and 16 miles (26 km) west of Petaluma, California. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/20/o...
December 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Ocean Roar is a small cluster of buildings located at the mouth of Walker Creek on Tomales Bay, about 2.3 miles (3.7 km) southwest of Tomales and 16 miles (26 km) west of Petaluma, California. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/20/o...
Harrison Lagoon is approximately 0.5 miles (800 m) across and situated on the west side of Port Wells in Prince William Sound, about 66 miles (106 km) west-southwest of Valdez and 22 miles (35.5 km) northeast of Whittier, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/19/h...
December 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Harrison Lagoon is approximately 0.5 miles (800 m) across and situated on the west side of Port Wells in Prince William Sound, about 66 miles (106 km) west-southwest of Valdez and 22 miles (35.5 km) northeast of Whittier, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/19/h...
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. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/19/b...
December 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/19/b...
China Poot Bay is a lagoon on the southeastern shore of Kachemak Bay that dries at low tide to reveal a sand and mud flat 2.5 miles (4 km) wide, located 15.5 miles (25 km) northeast of Seldovia and 9.5 miles (15 km) southeast of Homer, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/18/c...
December 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
China Poot Bay is a lagoon on the southeastern shore of Kachemak Bay that dries at low tide to reveal a sand and mud flat 2.5 miles (4 km) wide, located 15.5 miles (25 km) northeast of Seldovia and 9.5 miles (15 km) southeast of Homer, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/18/c...
Tuck Narrows is located at the head of Tuck Inlet, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/17/t...
December 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Tuck Narrows is located at the head of Tuck Inlet, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/17/t...
Nikiski Bay is a bight on the eastern shore of Upper Cook Inlet that extends for about 4 miles (6.5 km) south from Boulder Point, about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the community of Nikiski and 14 miles (22.6 km) north of Kenai, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/16/n...
December 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Nikiski Bay is a bight on the eastern shore of Upper Cook Inlet that extends for about 4 miles (6.5 km) south from Boulder Point, about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the community of Nikiski and 14 miles (22.6 km) north of Kenai, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/16/n...
Coco Harbor is an estuary that extends 3 miles west from Baldy Bay, off Tlevak Strait on the east coast of Dall Island, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/15/c...
December 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Coco Harbor is an estuary that extends 3 miles west from Baldy Bay, off Tlevak Strait on the east coast of Dall Island, Alaska. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/12/15/c...
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...