Lake Padden Dam
Lake Padden Dam is a dam in Whatcom, Washington. Lake Padden Dam is situated nearby to the suburb Fairhaven, as well as near the nature reserve Sehome Hill Arboretum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lake Padden and Fairhaven Station.
Lake Padden
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Lake Padden is a lake located in Bellingham, Washington, United States. It was named for a homesteader and coal miner in the area, Michael Padden, who purchased the land around the lake in 1873.
Fairhaven Station
Railway station
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Fairhaven Station, also called Bellingham, is a train station serving Amtrak's Cascades route, as well as a bus station serving Greyhound Lines and local Whatcom Transportation Authority buses, in Bellingham, Washington, United States. Fairhaven Station is situated 2½ miles northwest of Lake Padden Dam.
Sehome Hill Arboretum
Nature reserve
The Sehome Hill Arboretum is a public park in the Sehome neighborhood of Bellingham, Washington. It comprises 175.5 acres of second growth forest on Sehome Hill, adjacent to the campus of Western Washington University. Sehome Hill Arboretum is situated 2 miles north of Lake Padden Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fairhaven and Bellingham.
Fairhaven
Suburb
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Fairhaven was a settlement in Washington state founded in 1883 by Dan Harris. In 1903, it became part of the city of Bellingham and remains a historic neighborhood. Fairhaven is situated 2 miles northwest of Lake Padden Dam.
Bellingham
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Bellingham, the "City of Subdued Excitement", is a city of 92,000 people in the northwest region of Washington State. It is the northernmost city in the contiguous 48 states.
Sudden Valley
Village
Sudden Valley is a census-designated place just outside of Bellingham in Whatcom County, Washington. The population was 6,354 at the 2020 census, down from 6,441 at the 2010 census. Sudden Valley is situated 5 miles east of Lake Padden Dam.
Lake Padden Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Whatcom County, Washington, United States of America
- Location: Whatcom, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Lake Padden Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lake Padden Dam”
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