McConnell Island
McConnell Island is one of the San Juan Islands in San Juan County, Washington, United States. It is located less than 1 mile from the southwest end of Orcas Island.- Type: Island
- Description: island of the San Juan Islands in Washington state, United States
- Also known as: “Brown Island” and “Wasp Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wasp Islands and Victim Island.
Wasp Islands
Island
The Wasp Islands are a group of small islands in the San Juan Islands of the U.S. state of Washington. The name was given by Charles Wilkes during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838–1842, in honor of the sloop Wasp, a sloop of war commanded by Johnathan Blakeley during the War of 1812.
Victim Island
Islet
Victim Island is an island in San Juan County the U.S. state of Washington. The island lies just east of the Canadian maritime border between the City of Bellingham and Vancouver Island It is home to the Victim Island State Park. Victim Island is situated 2½ miles northeast of McConnell Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shaw Island and Orcas Village.
Shaw Island
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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.
Orcas Village
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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.
Friday Harbor
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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.
McConnell Island
- Category: landform
- Location: San Juan, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“McConnell Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “McConnell Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos)”
- Cebuano: “McConnell Island”
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