Coon Island
Coon Island is an islet in San Juan, Washington. Coon Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Deer Harbor, as well as near Lakedale.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in San Juan County, Washington, United States of America
- Also known as: “Isle de Raton Laveur”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wasp Islands and Victim Island.
Wasp Islands
Island
The Wasp Islands are a group of small islands in the San Juan Islands of the U.S. state of Washington. The name was given by Charles Wilkes during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838–1842, in honor of the sloop Wasp, a sloop of war commanded by Johnathan Blakeley during the War of 1812.
Victim Island
Islet
Victim Island is an island in San Juan County the U.S. state of Washington. The island lies just east of the Canadian maritime border between the City of Bellingham and Vancouver Island It is home to the Victim Island State Park. Victim Island is situated 2½ miles northeast of Coon Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shaw Island and Orcas Village.
Shaw Island
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shaw Island is the smallest of the four San Juan Islands served by the Washington State Ferries, at just under 8 sq mi. It has a year-round population about 200 people, though summertime weekends swell with other residents and the occasional tourist.
Orcas Village
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orcas Village is on the southern tip of Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands of Washington State. The village is built around the island's only Washington State Ferries dock, making it the primary entrance to the largest of the San Juan Islands, as well as a pleasant place to wait for the outgoing ferry.
Friday Harbor
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Friday Harbor is the main city on San Juan Island, the most populous of the San Juan Islands. It is also the county seat of San Juan County. Friday Harbor is quite commercially developed, considering its remoteness, and offers more of a laid-back, country club vibe than one of a fishing community.
Coon Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: San Juan, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
48.595° or 48° 35′ 42″ northLongitude
-123.01928° or 123° 1′ 9″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
84WRHXVJ+X7OpenStreetMap ID
way 15548073OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
5790839Wikidata ID
Q49635614
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In Other Languages
“Coon Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Coon Island”
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