The Highlands
The Highlands is a gated community founded in 1907 adjacent to Seattle, Washington's Broadview neighborhood, 12 mi north of Downtown Seattle. In 1995 The Highlands became part of the city of Shoreline.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Seattle Golf Club and Dunn Gardens.
Seattle Golf Club
Golf course
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The Seattle Golf Club occupies about 150 acres in Shoreline, Washington, immediately north of Seattle. Although accounts disagree, Lou Gellos's history of the club confidently states that the 18-hole golf course was originally designed by Minneapolis-based Scottish golf course designer John Ball.
Dunn Gardens
Garden
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Dunn Gardens in Seattle, Washington, is a privately owned 7.5-acre property composed of the remaining acreage of the estate of Arthur G. Dunn Sr, who bought the property in 1914 as a summer get-a-way for his family, and contracted the landscaping to the Olmsted Brothers.
Shorewood High School
School
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Shorewood High School is one of two public high schools in the Shoreline School District in Shoreline, Washington, United States. The school originally opened in 1975 and is the largest high school in the district.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shoreline and Broadview.
Shoreline
Shoreline is a suburb just north of Seattle, in King County. This mostly-residential community of about 60,000 people features a variety of natural spaces close to the big city.
Broadview
Suburb
Broadview is a neighborhood in northwestern Seattle, Washington, United States. It is at the northwestern corner of the city, adjacent to Puget Sound and the city of Shoreline to the north. Broadview is situated 1½ miles south of The Highlands.
Bitter Lake
Neighborhood
Bitter Lake is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, United States, named after its most notable feature, Bitter Lake. It was a mostly natural forest of Douglas-fir and Western Redcedar, inhabited by Native Americans, until the late 19th century. Bitter Lake is situated 1½ miles southeast of The Highlands.
The Highlands
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: gated community immediately north of Seattle
- Categories: gated community and locality
- Location: King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.74371° or 47° 44′ 37″ northLongitude
-122.36957° or 122° 22′ 11″ westElevation
449 feet (137 metres)Open location code
84VVPJVJ+F5OpenStreetMap ID
node 150943489OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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