Clatsop Spit
Clatsop Spit is an unusually large sand spit on the Pacific coast along U.S. Route 101 between Astoria and the north end of Tillamook Head in Clatsop County, northwest Oregon, at the mouth of the Columbia River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: sand spit between Astoria and the north end of Tillamook Head in Oregon
- Also known as: “Slick Creek”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chinook and McGowan.
Chinook
Village
Chinook is a census-designated place in Pacific County, Washington, United States. The population was 457 at the 2020 census. Chinook is situated 4 miles northeast of Clatsop Spit.
McGowan
Hamlet
Photo: Gayinspandex1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
McGowan was a stop on the Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Company's narrow gauge line that ran on the Long Beach Peninsula in Pacific County, Washington, United States from 1889 to 1930. McGowan is situated 5 miles east of Clatsop Spit.
Ilwaco
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ilwaco is a city of about 1000 people in southwestern Washington State. It is on Baker Bay, at the mouth of the Wallacut and Chinook Rivers, behind Cape Disappointment.
Clatsop Spit
- Categories: landform and spit
- Location: Clatsop, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
46.23054° or 46° 13′ 50″ northLongitude
-124.00652° or 124° 0′ 24″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
84RQ6XJV+69OpenStreetMap ID
node 369618734OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Hebrew—“Clatsop Spit” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Clatsop Spit”
- Hebrew: “לשון קלאטסופ”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include South Jetty Observation Tower and Jetty Sands.
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