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Vashon Island sits in the midpoint of southern Puget Sound, between Seattle and Tacoma, Washington.In the nearby Pacific Ocean, roughly 170 miles (270 km) west of Vashon Island, lies the 700-mile (1,130 km) tectonic boundary known as the Cascadia Subduction Zone, and as such, Vashon Island is one of many areas at risk for earthquakes or related natural disasters.
The Vashon Island–Seattle route operates commuter service between Pier 50 on the downtown Seattle waterfront and Vashon Island. There are ten sailings in either direction every weekday, with most during the morning and evening peak periods. [32] [33] Each crossing takes approximately 22 minutes. [32]
Full view of Maury Island, looking towards the west Aerial with Maury Island (foreground) showing the isthmus to Vashon Island Map of Vashon–Maury Island and vicinity. Maury Island is a tied island in Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington. It is connected to Vashon Island by an isthmus built by local homeowners in 1913. Before ...
It is a historic waterfront residential area on Vashon Island. The town of Burton sits at the isthmus between Inner and Outer Quartermaster Harbor. The town was named in 1892 by Mrs. Miles Hatch after her home town in Illinois, [2] and in that year development began in Burton with the Vashon College [3] and the Burton Store. Industries around ...
Washington's 7th congressional district encompasses most of Seattle and Burien, and all of Vashon Island, Lake Forest Park, Shoreline, and Normandy Park.Since 2017, the 7th district has been represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by Democrat Pramila Jayapal.
Map of Washington's 34th legislative district Washington's 34th legislative district is one of forty-nine districts in Washington state for representation in the state legislature . It covers all of Vashon as well as West Seattle , White Center , and west Burien .
State Route 339 (SR 339) is a 8.5-nautical-mile-long (9.8 mi; 15.7 km) [1] state highway in the U.S. state of Washington.It is designated on a former state-run ferry route that connected Vashon Island's Vashon Heights ferry terminal to downtown Seattle's Pier 50, via a passenger-only ferry, the MV Skagit.
Map: 119 Yes No No No Vashon Island Ferry Terminal Vashon Heights, Vashon, Ober Park P&R, Valley Center P&R, Ellisport, Maury Island ... Downtown Seattle Mercer ...