West Sound
West Sound is an unincorporated community on Orcas Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community on Orcas Island, Washington, U.S.
- Also known as: “West Sound, Washington”, “Westsound”, and “Westsound, Washington”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Westsound Seaplane Base and Skull Island.
Westsound Seaplane Base
Aerodrome
Westsound Seaplane Base is a seaplane base located adjacent to West Sound on Orcas Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States. It is owned by the Westsound Marina.
Skull Island
Islet
Skull Island is the name of two small islands in the San Juan Archipelago in the U.S. state of Washington. The northernmost Skull Island is located off the coast of Orcas Island in Massacre Bay, the most northern extension of the island's West Sound.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orcas Village and Shaw Island.
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.
Shaw Island
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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.
Eastsound
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Eastsound is the commercial hub and largest population center on Orcas Island, in the San Juan Islands of Washington State. Artists, craftspeople and chefs from across the island operate shops along its short waterfront and lively main street, while those seeking the quiet island life come here to outfit their stay.
West Sound
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: San Juan, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.63121° or 48° 37′ 52″ northLongitude
-122.95629° or 122° 57′ 23″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)IATA airport code
WSXUnited Nations Location Code
US WSXOpen location code
84WVJ2JV+FFOpenStreetMap ID
node 150937677OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“West Sound” goes by many names.
- French: “West Sound”
- Irish: “Westsound”
- South Azerbaijani: “وزت سوند، واشینقتون”
- Spanish: “Westsound”
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