Cape Disappointment
Cape Disappointment is a cape in Pacific, Washington. Cape Disappointment is situated nearby to the locality Fort Canby, as well as near the hamlet Oceanview.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cape Disappointment Light and Waikiki Beach.
Cape Disappointment Light
Lighthouse
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The Cape Disappointment Light is a lighthouse on Cape Disappointment near the mouth of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington.
Waikiki Beach
Beach
Cape Disappointment State Park is a public recreation area on Cape Disappointment, located southwest of Ilwaco, Washington, on the bottom end of Long Beach Peninsula, the northern headlands where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean.
North Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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North Head Lighthouse is an active aid to navigation overlooking the Pacific Ocean from North Head, a rocky promontory located approximately two miles north of Cape Disappointment and the mouth of the Columbia River, near Ilwaco, Pacific County, in the U.S. state of Washington. North Head Lighthouse is situated 2 miles north of Cape Disappointment.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ilwaco and Seaview.
Ilwaco
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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.
Seaview
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Seaview is an unincorporated community in Pacific County, Washington. It is located near Long Beach and had a population for its 98644 ZIP code at the 2010 census of 473 people.
Long Beach
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Long Beach is a beachfront city in southwestern Washington State. It is the largest city on the Long Beach Peninsula, claimed to be the longest continuous beach in the United States.
Cape Disappointment
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Cabo de San Roque”, “Cape Hancock”, and “Kah-eese”
- Category: landform
- Location: Pacific, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.27013° or 46° 16′ 13″ northLongitude
-124.0763° or 124° 4′ 35″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
84RQ7WCF+3FGeoNames ID
5792461
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Satellite Map
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