Shaw Island
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blind Island Marine State Park and Canoe Island.
Blind Island Marine State Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington, Public domain.
Blind Island Marine State Park is a public recreation area consisting of the entirety of Blind Island, an island of less than 3 acres at the entrance to Shaw Island's Blind Bay in San Juan County, Washington.
Canoe Island
Island
Canoe Island is a 47-acre island located in the center of the San Juan Islands, an archipelago in the U.S. state of Washington. The island is situated in Upright Channel between Shaw and Lopez Islands. Canoe Island is situated 2 miles southeast of Shaw Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orcas Village and Friday Harbor.
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.
Friday Harbor
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Shaw Island
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Scom-em-ana” and “Shaws Island”
- Category: landform
- Location: San Juan, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.5732° or 48° 34′ 24″ northLongitude
-122.95916° or 122° 57′ 33″ westElevation
226 feet (69 metres)Open location code
84WVH2FR+78GeoNames ID
5810088
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