Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

South Beach

South Beach is a beach in San Juan County, Washington, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1514901. It sits at 43.2 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

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

NameSouth Beach
GNIS feature ID1514901
Kind of placeBeach
StateWashington
CountySan Juan
Latitude48.46149
Longitude-123.01934
USGS topographic mapFalse Bay
USGS sheetFalse Bay
First recorded03/01/1993
Elevationcalculated43.2 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated142 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other beaches

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Other places in San Juan County

Questions

Where is South Beach?

In San Juan County, Washington, at 48.46149, -123.01934. The USGS records it on the False Bay topographic map.

How high is South Beach?

43.2 metres (142 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is South 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