Barb Island
Barb Island is an islet in Washington, Pacific Northwest.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Washington State University Tri-Cities and Hanford High School.
Washington State University Tri-Cities
University
Photo: Umptanum, Public domain.
Washington State University Tri-Cities is one of six campuses that make up Washington State University. It is located along the Columbia River in northern Richland, Washington. Washington State University Tri-Cities is situated 2 miles south of Barb Island.
Hanford High School
School
Hanford High School is a public high school located on the northern edge of Richland, Washington. It is part of the Richland School District. The school's mascot is the Falcon, and its school colors are purple and gold. Hanford High School is situated 2½ miles south of Barb Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Richland and West Richland.
Richland
Photo: PNWCorbin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Richland is a city of 51,000 people in the Columbia River Plateau, where the Yakima River flows into the Columbia. It is the closest city to the Hanford Nuclear Site, where development of its historic nuclear reactor lead to a large national research lab and a waste remediation effort that is the single largest construction project in the country.
West Richland
Town
Photo: Williamborg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Columbia River Plateau, sometimes called the Columbia River Basin, is a broad plateau in Washington State where the Columbia River rolls its way between the Cascade Mountains and the Rocky Mountain foothills. West Richland is situated 6 miles southwest of Barb Island.
Barb Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.35962° or 46° 21′ 35″ northLongitude
-119.26293° or 119° 15′ 47″ westOpen location code
85R29P5P+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 71071476OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
Discover Barb Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Susan Island and USS Triton Submarine.
Nearby Places
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