Harbor Island

Harbor Island is an artificial island in the mouth of the in , Washington, United States, where it empties into . Built by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, it was completed in 1909 and was then the largest artificial island in the world, at 350 acres (1.4 km.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Seattle, Washington, United States of America
  • Also known as: Harbor Island (Seattle)” and “Harbor Island, Seattle
Photo: Dcoetzee, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Spokane Street Bridge and Coast Guard Museum Northwest.

Bridge
The , also known as the West Seattle Low-Level Bridge, is a concrete double-leaf swing bridge in , . It carries Southwest Spokane Street over the , connecting Harbor Island to .

Museum
The is dedicated to preserving the heritage of the United States Coast Guard in the . The museum is located on the property of Coast Guard Station Seattle on the waterfront south of Downtown, Seattle, Washington.

Railway station
is a light rail station located in , Washington. It is situated between the and stations on the 1 Line, which runs from to and the University of Washington as part of the Link light rail system.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sodo-Georgetown and Pioneer Square-International District.

's SoDo used to be called "South of the Dome", referring to the now-demolished Kingdome stadium; to keep some sense in the name, it is explained now as "South of Downtown".

Pioneer Square is 's oldest neighborhood, showcasing a wealth of art galleries, bookstores, antique shops, cool restaurants, and buzzing nightclubs within easy walking distance of Downtown.

Neighborhood
is the oldest neighborhood in West Seattle, . In the early 1900s, it was connected to by ferries and a cable car. These ferries included the paddle steamers City of Seattle and West Seattle. is situated 1½ miles west of Harbor Island.

Harbor Island

Latitude
47.57982° or 47° 34′ 47″ north
Longitude
-122.35207° or 122° 21′ 8″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
84VVHJHX+W5
Geo­Names ID
5796707
Wiki­data ID
Q3127308
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Satellite Map

Discover Harbor Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Russian—“Harbor Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Harbor Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Washington)
  • Cebuano: Harbor Island
  • Chinese: 哈伯岛
  • Chinese: 哈伯島 (西雅圖)
  • Chinese: 海港岛
  • Chinese: 海港島
  • Dutch: Harbor Island
  • Esperanto: Havena insulo (Seatlo)
  • Esperanto: Havena insulo
  • French: Harbor Island
  • Japanese: ハーバー島 (シアトル)
  • Russian: Харбор (остров, Сиэтл)
  • Russian: Харбор

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Harbor Island”. Photo: Seattle Municipal Archives, CC BY 2.0.