Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

North Beach

North Beach is a beach in San Juan County, Washington, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1507017. It sits at 4.8 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

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

NameNorth Beach
GNIS feature ID1507017
Kind of placeBeach
StateWashington
CountySan Juan
Latitude48.71066
Longitude-122.92824
USGS topographic mapEastsound
First recorded09/10/1979
Elevationcalculated4.8 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated16 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

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Questions

Where is North Beach?

In San Juan County, Washington, at 48.71066, -122.92824. The USGS records it on the Eastsound topographic map.

How high is North Beach?

4.8 metres (16 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is North Beach?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a beach 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