Vashon Island

Vashon Island or Vashon-Maury Island is an island near , the largest island in the south of Admiralty Inlet. There are no bridges to connect the island with the mainland, a big factor contributing to the island's relative isolation and rural character.
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  • Type: Town with 11,100 residents
  • Description: town on Vashon Island in King County, Washington, United States
  • Also known as: “Vashon”, “Vashon island”, “Vashon, WA”, and “Vashon, Washington”
  • Postal code: 98070

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vashon Municipal Airport and Vashon Theatre.

Aerodrome
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is a municipal airport on Vashon Island in , United States. The airport is one of the few public airports in Washington State with only a grass runway.

Movie theater
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is a movie theater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Olalla and Glen Acres.

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is on the in the of . means "place of many berries" from the native Chinook word "olallie." This historic area is a combination of thick forests, small farms, streams and scenic country roads surrounded by .

Hamlet
is a community on Vashon Island located about two miles north of the town of Vashon. is situated 2 miles north of Vashon Island.

Neighborhood
Vashon is a census-designated place in , United States. It covers an island alternately called Vashon Island or Vashon–Maury Island, the largest island in south of Admiralty Inlet. is situated 3 miles south of Vashon Island.

Vashon Island

Latitude
47.4481° or 47° 26′ 53″ north
Longitude
-122.4607° or 122° 27′ 38″ west
Population
11,100
Elevation
381 feet (116 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US YVI
Open location code
84VVCGXQ+6P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150933908
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
5814647
Wiki­data ID
Q1505272
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Vashon Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فاشون”
  • Basque: “Vashon”
  • Catalan: “Vashon”
  • Cebuano: “Vashon”
  • Chechen: “Вашон”
  • Chinese: “Vashon”
  • Chinese: “瓦尚”
  • Chinese: “瓦維島”
  • Chinese: “瓦遜島”
  • Chinese: “瓦雄岛”
  • Chinese: “瓦雄島”
  • Czech: “Vashonův ostrov”
  • Dutch: “Vashon”
  • French: “Vashon Island”
  • French: “Vashon”
  • German: “Vashon Island”
  • German: “Vashon”
  • Gilaki: “واشن (واشينگتن)”
  • Gilaki: “واشن”
  • Haitian: “Vashon, Washington”
  • Haitian: “Vashon”
  • Hungarian: “Vashon”
  • Irish: “Vashon”
  • Italian: “Vashon”
  • Ladin: “Vashon”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Vashon”
  • Persian: “وشن، واشینگتن”
  • Persian: “وشن”
  • Polish: “Vashon”
  • Portuguese: “Vashon”
  • Russian: “Вашон”
  • Serbian: “Вашон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Vashon, Washington”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Vashon”
  • South Azerbaijani: “واشون، واشینقتون”
  • Spanish: “Vashon (Washington)”
  • Spanish: “Vashon”
  • Tatar: “Вашон”
  • Ukrainian: “Вашон”
  • Urdu: “واشون، واشنگٹن”
  • Uzbek: “Vashon”
  • Uzbek: “Вашон”
  • Volapük: “Vashon”

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