Wasp Passage
Wasp Passage is a channel in San Juan, Washington. Wasp Passage is situated nearby to the hamlet Deer Harbor, as well as near Shaw Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Victim Island and Wasp Islands.
Victim Island
Islet
Victim Island is an island in San Juan County the U.S. state of Washington. The island lies just east of the Canadian maritime border between the City of Bellingham and Vancouver Island It is home to the Victim Island State Park. Victim Island is situated 1½ miles northeast of Wasp Passage.
Wasp Islands
Island
The Wasp Islands are a group of small islands in the San Juan Islands of the U.S. state of Washington. The name was given by Charles Wilkes during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838–1842, in honor of the sloop Wasp, a sloop of war commanded by Johnathan Blakeley during the War of 1812. Wasp Islands is situated 1½ miles west of Wasp Passage.
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. Blind Island Marine State Park is situated 2½ miles east of Wasp Passage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shaw Island and Orcas Village.
Shaw Island
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Orcas Village
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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
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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.
Wasp Passage
- Type: Channel
- Category: body of water
- Location: San Juan, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
48.59232° or 48° 35′ 32″ northLongitude
-122.98963° or 122° 59′ 23″ westOpen location code
84WVH2R6+W4GeoNames ID
5815157
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Deer Harbor and Shaw Island.
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