Semiahmoo
Semiahmoo Spit is a spit that protrudes from the westernmost expanse of shore on Semiahmoo Peninsula between Semiahmoo Bay and Drayton Harbor off the coast of Blaine in Whatcom County, Washington state. The spit is home to Semiahmoo Park.Places of Interest
Highlights include Peace Arch Border Crossing and Pacific Highway Border Crossing.
Peace Arch Border Crossing
Government office
The Peace Arch Border Crossing is the common name for the Blaine–Douglas crossing which connects the cities of Blaine, Washington and Surrey, British Columbia on the Canada–United States border.
Pacific Highway Border Crossing
Government office
Photo: Wbaron, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pacific Highway Border Crossing connects the city of Blaine, Washington and the city of Surrey, British Columbia on the Canada–US border. Washington State Route 543 on the American side joins British Columbia Highway 15 on the Canadian side. Pacific Highway Border Crossing is situated 2 miles northeast of Semiahmoo.
Blaine High School
School
Blaine High School, established in 1906, is located in Blaine, Washington, United States, which is situated in the northwest corner of the state, adjacent to the Canada–US border, thus making it the most northwestern high school in the Contiguous United States. Blaine High School is situated 1½ miles east of Semiahmoo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blaine and Douglas.
Blaine
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blaine, "The Peace Arch City", is the most northwestern town in the contiguous 48 states. It is at the Washington state side of the major land border crossing between Northwest Washington and the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada.
Douglas
Suburb
Douglas is a locality in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Just southeast and outside of the boundary of White Rock, it is on the Canadian side of the Peace Arch Border Crossing between British Columbia and Whatcom County, Washington, in the United States. Douglas is situated 2 miles northeast of Semiahmoo.
White Rock
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
White Rock is a small community in Vancouver's southern suburbs surrounded on three sides by the city of Surrey, and to the south by the waters of Boundary Bay.
Semiahmoo
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Semiamoo” and “Simahmoo”
- Category: locality
- Location: Whatcom, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.9891° or 48° 59′ 21″ northLongitude
-122.77375° or 122° 46′ 26″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
84WVX6QG+JFOpenStreetMap ID
node 150934122OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
5809945
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