Holmes Island

Holmes Island is an island in the U.S. state of Washington. Holmes Island was named after Albin Holmes, a railroad man who settled there.

Photo: USGS, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hicks Lake and Longs Pond.

Hicks Lake

Lake

Photo: USGS, Public domain.

Hicks Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Washington. Hicks Lake was named after Urban East Hicks, pioneer settler and territorial politician.

Longs Pond

Lake

Photo: USGS, Public domain.

Longs Pond is a lake within the Woodland Creek Community Park of Lacey, Washington. It has a surface area of 11 acres. Longs Pond was named after Jeremiah and Anna Long, local residents.

Goose Pond

Pond

Photo: USGS, Public domain.

Goose Pond is a pond in the U.S. state of Washington. Goose Pond was named for the geese which congregate there.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lacey and Olympia.

Lacey

Photo: Farwestern, CC BY 3.0.

Lacey is a city in the southern Puget Sound region in the state of Washington. It is just east of Olympia, Washington state's capital.

Olympia is the capital of Washington State, and the seat of Thurston County in the South Sound region. The small city of 56,000 has a diverse economic base, and is a breeding ground for alternative culture in the Pacific Northwest, having spawned or influenced many of the region's better-known personalities.

Holmes Island

Type: Island
Description: island in Thurston County, Washington, United States of America
Categories: residential area, locality, and landform
Location: Thurston, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

47.02437° or 47° 1′ 28″ north

Longitude

-122.7804° or 122° 46′ 49″ west

Elevation

180 feet (55 metres)

Open location code

84VV26F9+PR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 23868036

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

5797552

Wikidata ID

Q49641348

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Holmes Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Holmes Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Washington)”
Cebuano: “Holmes Island”

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Localities in the Area

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