Hicks Bay
Hicks Bay is a bay in San Juan, Washington. Hicks Bay is situated nearby to the hamlet Shaw Island, as well as near Argyle.Places of Interest
Highlights include Turn Island and Brown Island.
Turn Island
Islet
Turn Island is a 34-acre island in the San Juan Islands in the Salish Sea in the U.S. state of Washington. The island sits in the San Juan Channel about 900 feet off the east coast of San Juan Island.
Brown Island
Brown Island is a small, private island in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island, San Juan County, Washington, United States. It lies just offshore to the east-northeast of the town of Friday Harbor, Washington. Brown Island is situated 2 miles southwest of Hicks Bay.Canoe Island
Island
Canoe Island is a 47-acre island located in the center of the San Juan Islands, an archipelago in the U.S. state of Washington. The island is situated in Upright Channel between Shaw and Lopez Islands. Canoe Island is situated 2 miles east of Hicks Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shaw Island and Friday Harbor.
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.
Friday Harbor
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
Hicks Bay
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: San Juan, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
48.55427° or 48° 33′ 15″ northLongitude
-122.96935° or 122° 58′ 10″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
84WVH23J+P7GeoNames ID
5797205
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