Pitt Passage
Pitt Passage is a strait, in the southern of part of Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington. Entirely within Pierce County, Pitt Passage separates Key Peninsula from McNeil Island. Pitt Island lies in the passage.- Type: Channel
- Description: strait of Puget Sound in Pierce County, Washington state, United States of America
- Also known as: “Crauford Channel”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Special Commitment Center.
Special Commitment Center
Prison
The Special Commitment Center in the US state of Washington is a post-prison-sentence treatment institution for people designated as sexually violent predators, located on McNeil Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lakebay and Fox Island.
Lakebay
Hamlet
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The out-of-the-way Key Peninsula is the southernmost extension of the larger Kitsap Peninsula in Washington state, southwest of Purdy. It gets its name from its key-like shape. Lakebay is situated 3½ miles northwest of Pitt Passage.
Fox Island
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fox Island is a 5.2 square mile island off the south end of the Kitsap Peninsula, in the Puget Sound of Washington state, across from the Tacoma "Narrows". It is semi-rural, with bridge access from Gig Harbor.
Pitt Passage
- Categories: strait, bay, and body of water
- Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Pitt Passage from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Pitt Passage” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pitt Passage (agianan sa Estados Unidos)”
- Cebuano: “Pitt Passage”
- Turkish: “Pitt Geçidi”
- “Pitt Passage”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Meridian and Longbranch.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pitt Island and Luhr Creek Dam.
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