Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Youngs Bay

Youngs Bay is a bay in Clatsop County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1129394. It sits at 0.2 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.

NameYoungs Bay
GNIS feature ID1129394
Kind of placeBay
StateOregon
CountyClatsop
Latitude46.17483
Longitude-123.86598
USGS topographic mapAstoria
First recorded11/28/1980
Elevationcalculated0.2 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated1 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other bays

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Questions

Where is Youngs Bay?

In Clatsop County, Oregon, at 46.17483, -123.86598. The USGS records it on the Astoria topographic map.

How high is Youngs Bay?

0.2 metres (1 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Youngs Bay?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a bay in the Geographic Names Information System.

Where does this information come from?

The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.

Method and sources

The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
  • USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service