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2017 Map of Birch Point

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Birch Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Semiahmoo Spit stretches northward toward the Canadian border, separating the open waters of Puget Sound from the sheltered reaches of Drayton Harbor. This coastal landscape at the edge of Blaine shows a mix of residential development and preserved shoreline, with roads like Semiahmoo Dr and Birch Bay Dr following the contours of the peninsula.

Further south, the community of Birch Bay sits near the mouth of Terrell Creek and the Unruh Reservoir, highlighting the area's transition from saltwater frontage to inland drainages. Notable landmarks including Birch Point and Point Whitehorn define the westward reach of the land into the Strait of Georgia, while established neighborhoods such as Cottonwood Beach occupy the eastern shoreline of the bay.