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Birch Bay

Birch Bay is a census-designated place along the shore of the bay named Birch Bay in , United States. The population was 8,413 at the 2010 census, a 69.6% increase over the 4,961 individuals in the 2000 census.
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  • Type: Village with 8,410 residents
  • Description: census designated place
  • Also known as: “Birch Bay, WA” and “Birch Bay, Washington”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Whitehorn Generating Station.

Power station
The is a power plant near , owned by Puget Sound Energy and located immediately west of BP's Cherry Point Refinery. The plant comprises two 75 MW natural gas-fueled combustion turbines. is situated 2½ miles south of Birch Bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blaine and Douglas.

Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in the region of . "The Peace Arch City" is the major land border crossing between Western Washington and the region of , .

Suburb
, formerly known as "Doug," is a locality in , Canada. Just southeast and outside of the boundary of , it is on the Canadian side of the between and , in the United States. is situated 6 miles north of Birch Bay.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , in the U.S. state of . is situated 6 miles southeast of Birch Bay.

Birch Bay

Latitude
48.9206° or 48° 55′ 14″ north
Longitude
-122.74296° or 122° 44′ 35″ west
Population
8,410
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
84WVW7C4+6R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5300922972
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5787316
Wiki­data ID
Q1508497
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Satellite Map

Discover Birch Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Birch Bay” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بيرش باي”
  • Azerbaijani: “Berç Bey”
  • Azerbaijani: “Berç-Bey”
  • Basque: “Birch Bay”
  • Catalan: “Birch Bay”
  • Cebuano: “Birch Bay”
  • Chechen: “Берч-Бей”
  • Chinese: “Birch Bay”
  • Czech: “Birch Bay”
  • Dutch: “Birch Bay”
  • French: “Birch Bay”
  • German: “Birch Bay”
  • Gilaki: “برچ بی (واشينگتن)”
  • Gilaki: “برچ بی”
  • Hungarian: “Birch Bay”
  • Irish: “Birch Bay”
  • Italian: “Birch Bay”
  • Ladin: “Birch Bay”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Birch Bay”
  • Persian: “بیرچ بی، واشینگتن”
  • Persian: “بیرچ بی”
  • Polish: “Birch Bay”
  • Portuguese: “Birch Bay”
  • Serbian: “Берч Беј”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Birch Bay, Washington”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Birch Bay”
  • South Azerbaijani: “بیرچ بی، واشینقتون”
  • Spanish: “Birch Bay”
  • Tatar: “Берч-Бей”
  • Ukrainian: “Берч-Бей”
  • Uzbek: “Birch Bay”
  • Uzbek: “Бирч Бай”
  • Volapük: “Birch Bay”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Beachside RV Park and Lighthouse by the Bay RV Resort.

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