Orcas Island
Orcas Island is the largest of the San Juan Islands, off the northern coast of Washington State, at about 57 sq mi. About 5,000 call this horseshoe-shaped island home, though many more visit by ferry to enjoy the harbors, resorts, parks, galleries and other natural beauty the island is immersed in.Photo: Shayborg, Public domain.
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Eastsound and Orcas Village.
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.
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.
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.
Orcas Island
- Type: Island
- Description: largest of the San Juan Islands of the northwestern corner of Washington State, USA
- Also known as: “Hulls Island” and “Orcasitas”
- Category: landform
- Location: San Juan, San Juan Islands, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Orcas Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Volapük—“Orcas Island” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “illa d’Orcas”
- Cebuano: “Orcas Island”
- Chinese: “奥卡斯岛”
- Chinese: “奧卡斯島”
- Chinese: “奧爾克斯島”
- Dutch: “Orcas Island”
- French: “Orcas Island”
- French: “Orcas”
- German: “Orcas Island”
- Hungarian: “Orcas-sziget”
- Italian: “Orcas Island”
- Japanese: “オーカス島”
- Persian: “جزیره اورکاس”
- Polish: “Orcas”
- Portuguese: “Ilha Orcas”
- Russian: “Оркас”
- Serbian: “Orcas Island”
- Slovenian: “Orcas Island”
- Spanish: “Isla Orcas”
- Spanish: “Island of whales”
- Spanish: “Orcas Island”
- Swedish: “Orcas Island”
- Vietnamese: “Đảo Orcas”
- Volapük: “Orcas Island”
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