Picnic Island
Sheep Island or Picnic Island is one of the San Juan Islands in San Juan County, Washington, in the United States. It is a tiny island lying just off the eastern shore of West Sound, Orcas Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Coastline
- Description: island of the San Juan Islands in Washington state, United States
- Also known as: “Flower Island” and “Sheep Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Westsound Seaplane Base and Victim Island.
Westsound Seaplane Base
Aerodrome
Westsound Seaplane Base is a seaplane base located adjacent to West Sound on Orcas Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States. It is owned by the Westsound Marina.
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.
Skull Island
Islet
Skull Island is the name of two small islands in the San Juan Archipelago in the U.S. state of Washington. The northernmost Skull Island is located off the coast of Orcas Island in Massacre Bay, the most northern extension of the island's West Sound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orcas Village and Shaw Island.
Orcas Village
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Shaw Island
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Eastsound
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eastsound is the commercial hub and largest population center on Orcas Island, in the San Juan Islands of Washington State. Artists, craftspeople and chefs from across the island operate shops along its short waterfront and lively main street, while those seeking the quiet island life come here to outfit their stay.
Picnic Island
- Categories: island and landform
- Location: San Juan, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
48.62763° or 48° 37′ 40″ northLongitude
-122.9583° or 122° 57′ 30″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
84WVJ2HR+3MOpenStreetMap ID
way 15548012OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Picnic Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Picnic Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Washington)”
- Cebuano: “Picnic Island”
- Hebrew: “האי פיקניק”
- Hebrew: “האי פלאוור”
- Hebrew: “האי שיפ”
- Spanish: “Isla Sheep (Washington)”
- Spanish: “Isla Sheep”
- Vietnamese: “Đảo Sheep (Washington)”
- Vietnamese: “Đảo Sheep”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Government Island and West Sound Marina.
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