Olympic Peninsula · WA
Neah Bay
The Makah town near Cape Flattery.
- Population
- 935 (2020 census)
- Spanish fort
- 1792
- Rescue tug
- Since 1999
Then
- About 1750
A mudslide buries part of a Makah village. Its artifacts are now in the Makah Museum.
- 1792
Salvador Fidalgo starts a Spanish fort here, abandoned within the year.
- 1847
Captain Henry Kellett charts the bay as Neeah Bay.
- 1999
An emergency response tug is stationed here. It has saved 41 vessels.
Now
Neah Bay is on the Makah Reservation. This place runs from Tatoosh Island at Cape Flattery south to Cape Alava.
4 tide stations around Neah Bay
- Neah Bay1.1 mi
- Makah Bay5.4 mi
- Tatoosh Island, Cape Flattery5.4 mi
- Tskawahyah Island, Cape Alava14.6 mi