Hiram M Chittenden Locks
The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, or Ballard Locks, is a complex of locks at the west end of Salmon Bay in Seattle, Washington's Lake Washington Ship Canal, between the neighborhoods of Ballard to the north and Magnolia to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Dam
- Description: Shipping locks at seaward entry to the Lake Washington Ship Canal
- Also known as: “Ballard Locks”, “Chittenden Locks”, and “Hiram M. Chittenden Locks”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens and Commodore Park.
Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens
Park
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The Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens are botanical gardens located on the grounds of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks at 3015 NW 54th Street, Seattle, Washington. Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens is situated 440 feet northwest of Hiram M Chittenden Locks.
Commodore Park
Park
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Commodore Park is a public park on the Magnolia side of the Ballard Locks, near the Salmon Bay Bridge, in Seattle, Washington. The park has a heron habitat. Commodore Park is situated 880 feet west of Hiram M Chittenden Locks.
National Nordic Museum
Museum
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The National Nordic Museum is a museum in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States, dedicated to the Nordic history, art, culture, and the heritage of the area's Nordic immigrants. National Nordic Museum is situated 1,500 feet northeast of Hiram M Chittenden Locks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sunset Hill and Lawton Park.
Sunset Hill
Neighborhood
Sunset Hill is an area located in the northwest corner of the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It is home to the Sunset Hill Community Association.
Lawton Park
Neighborhood
Magnolia is the second largest neighborhood of Seattle, Washington by area, located northwest of downtown. It occupies a hilly headland overlooking Puget Sound.
Ballard
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Ballard is a neighborhood in northwest Seattle. The trendy neighborhood for dining and nightlife is near the Ballard Locks connecting Lake Union to Puget Sound.
Hiram M Chittenden Locks
- Category: lock
- Location: King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Hiram M Chittenden Locks” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hiram M Chittenden Locks”
- Chinese: “巴拉德船閘”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حيرام م.تشيتيندين اقفال”
- French: “Ballard Locks”
- French: “Hiram M. Chittenden Locks”
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