Pacific Northwest
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Wahkiakum

Puget Island

Puget Island is a 7.5 sq mi island and Census-designated place in the in , , United States. The island was named for Peter Puget, a lieutenant in the Vancouver Expedition of exploration, which first mapped the island in 1792.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: census-designated place in Wahkiakum County, Washington (state), USA
  • Also known as: “Puget Island Census Designated Place”, “Puget Island, WA”, “Puget Island, Washington”, and “Sturgeon Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Julia Butler Hansen Bridge and Pioneer Church.

Bridge
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The in , in the U.S. state of , connects to Puget Island. It spans the Cathlamet Channel of the . is situated 2 miles north of Puget Island.

Church
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, also known as the Congregational Church, is a historic church in . 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. is situated 2 miles north of Puget Island.

Transport stop
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The crosses the lower between the U.S. states of and , and is the last regularly scheduled car ferry to cross the Columbia River between the two states. is situated 2 miles south of Puget Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wauna and Cathlamet.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community on the in , , United States. According to Oregon Geographic Names, it names a Native American mythological being associated with the Columbia River.

Village
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Southwest Washington is a lush, forested region of . 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 , to its wide mouth at the Pacific Ocean. is situated 2½ miles north of Puget Island.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community and census-designated place on the in , , United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 321. is situated 2½ miles south of Puget Island.

Puget Island

Latitude
46.16928° or 46° 10′ 9″ north
Longitude
-123.38013° or 123° 22′ 49″ west
Population
922
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
Open location code
84RR5J99+PW
Geo­Names ID
5807512
Wiki­data ID
Q3593402
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Satellite Map

Discover Puget Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Puget Island” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Puget Island”
  • Chechen: “Пюджет”
  • Chinese: “普吉特島”
  • French: “île de Puget”
  • French: “Île de Puget”
  • French: “Île Puget”
  • German: “Puget Island”
  • Gilaki: “پوجت آیلند (واشينگتن)”
  • Gilaki: “پوجت آیلند”
  • Hungarian: “Puget Island”
  • Irish: “Puget Island”
  • Italian: “Puget Island”
  • Ladin: “Puget Island”
  • Persian: “پیوجت آیلند، واشینگتن”
  • Persian: “پیوجت آیلند”
  • Polish: “Puget Island”
  • Serbian: “Паџет Ајланд”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Puget Island, Washington”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Puget Island”
  • South Azerbaijani: “پیوجت آیلند، واشینقتون”
  • Spanish: “Puget Island”
  • Tatar: “Пюджет”
  • Ukrainian: “Пюджет”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as East Cathlamet and Oklahoma Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Michair Airport and Coffee Pot Island.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Puget Island”. Photo: Wsiegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0.