Hunting Islands

Hunting Islands is an island in Wahkiakum, Washington. Hunting Islands is situated nearby to the village Cathlamet, as well as near the hamlet Bradwood.

Type: Island
Description: island in Wahkiakum County, Washington, United States
Also known as: “Hunting Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tenasillahe Island and Pioneer Church.

Tenasillahe Island

Island

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Tenasillahe Island is an island in the Columbia River Estuary portion of the Columbia River in Clatsop County, Oregon. It is separated from the mainland and the unincorporated community of Clifton, Oregon by the Clifton Channel, and from nearby Welch Island by the Red Slough. Tenasillahe Island is situated 2½ miles west of Hunting Islands.

Pioneer Church

Church

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Pioneer Church, also known as the Congregational Church, is a historic church in Cathlamet, Washington. It was built in 1895 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The building is currently used by the Pioneer Community Association. Pioneer Church is situated 2 miles southeast of Hunting Islands.

Julia Butler Hansen Bridge

Bridge

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The Julia Butler Hansen Bridge in Wahkiakum County, in the U.S. state of Washington, connects Cathlamet to Puget Island. It spans the Cathlamet Channel of the Columbia River. Julia Butler Hansen Bridge is situated 2 miles southeast of Hunting Islands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cathlamet and Clifton.

Cathlamet

Village

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Southwest Washington is a lush, forested region of Washington State. This part of the state is along north bank of the Columbia River, from where it carves a gorge through the Cascade Mountains, past the busy communities opposite of Portland, to its wide mouth at the Pacific Ocean. Cathlamet is situated 2 miles southeast of Hunting Islands.

Clifton

Hamlet

Clifton is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. It is located north of U.S. Route 30, about nine miles northwest of Westport on the south bank of the Columbia River. It is on Clifton Channel across from Tenasillahe Island. Clifton is situated 3 miles west of Hunting Islands.

Wauna

Hamlet

Photo: Tedder, CC BY 3.0.

Wauna is an unincorporated community on the Columbia River in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. According to Oregon Geographic Names, it names a Native American mythological being associated with the Columbia River. Wauna is situated 4½ miles south of Hunting Islands.

Hunting Islands

Category: landform
Location: Wahkiakum, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

46.22261° or 46° 13′ 21″ north

Longitude

-123.40791° or 123° 24′ 29″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

84RR6HFR+2R

GeoNames ID

5798042

Wikidata ID

Q49641721

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Hunting Islands” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Hunting Islands”

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