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Long Beach, Washington. / 46.35083°N 124.05361°W / 46.35083; -124.05361. Long Beach is a city in Pacific County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,688 at the 2020 census .
The Long Beach Peninsula is known for its continuous sand beach 28 miles (45 km) in extent on the Pacific Ocean side, claimed to be the longest beach in the United States. It is a popular vacation destination for people from Seattle, Washington (165 miles (266 km) distant) and Portland, Oregon (115 miles (185 km) distant).
Astoria–Megler ferry. Private (1922–1946); Oregon Highway Dept. (1946–1966). The Astoria–Megler ferry, also called the Astoria–McGowan ferry and the Astoria–North Beach ferry, ran across the Columbia River between Astoria, Oregon, and two ferry docks near the present small community of Megler, Washington, from 1921 to 1966.
Clark's Tree. / 46.37118; -124.06182. Clark's Tree is a bronze memorial sculpture in Long Beach, Washington commemorating Lewis and Clark 's journey across North America. It sits on a dune above the Pacific Ocean beach at Breakers near where Clark carved a message on a living tree to establish United States precedence of discovery and ...
Willapa Bay. / 46.66222°N 124.01056°W / 46.66222; -124.01056. Willapa Bay ( / ˈwɪləpɑː /) is a bay located on the southwest Pacific coast of Washington state in the United States. The Long Beach Peninsula separates Willapa Bay from the greater expanse of the Pacific Ocean. With over 120 square miles (310 km 2) of surface area ...
The Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Company operated a 3 ft ( 914 mm) narrow gauge railroad that ran for over forty years from the bar of the Columbia River up the Long Beach Peninsula to Nahcotta, Washington, on Willapa Bay. The line ran entirely in Pacific County, Washington, and had no connection to any outside rail line.
Weight. 1,300 lb (590 kg) [2] Coordinates. 46°20′56″N 124°03′15″W / . 46.3490°N 124.0543°W. / 46.3490; -124.0543. World's Largest Frying Pan, also known as Washington's Largest Frying Pan, is a public sculpture of a frying pan in Long Beach, Washington. It was created in 1941 by the Northwest Copper and Sheet Metal Works.
Klipsan Beach was the site of a station of the United States Life-Saving Service. The station buildings still remain, although they are privately owned. The station is on the National Register of Historic Places. The station's name was originally Ilwaco Beach, and only later became known as Klipsan Station.