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Ballard, Seattle

Ballard is a neighborhood located in the northwestern part of Seattle, Washington. To the north it is bounded by Crown Hill, (N.W. 85th Street); to the east by Greenwood, Phinney Ridge and Fremont (along 8th Avenue N.W. ); to the south by the Lake Washington Ship Canal; and to the west by Puget Sound’s Shilshole Bay. The neighborhood’s landmarks include the Hiram M.

Located at 47.677, -122.385 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Swedish-American culture in Washington (state)

Salmon Bay

Salmon Bay is that part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal—which passes through the city of Seattle, linking Lake Washington to Puget Sound—that lies west of the Fremont Cut. It is the westernmost section of the canal, and empties into Shilshole Bay, which is part of Puget Sound. Because of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, the smaller, western half of the bay is salt water, and the eastern half is fresh water (though not without saline contamination—see Lake Union).

Located at 47.6596, -122.38 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Landforms of Seattle, Washington, Bays of Washington (state)

Hiram M. Chittenden Locks

The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks is a complex of locks that sits at the west end of Salmon Bay, part of Seattle's Lake Washington Ship Canal. They are known locally as the Ballard Locks after the neighborhood to the north. (Magnolia lies to the south. ) The locks and associated facilities serve three purposes: To maintain the water level of the fresh water Lake Washington and Lake Union at 20–22 feet ( ) above sea level.

Located at 47.6655, -122.397 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Transportation in Seattle, Washington, National Register of Historic Places in Seattle, Washington, Locks of the United States, Dams on the National Register of Historic Places, Locks on the National Register of Historic Places, Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks, Buildings and structures in Seattle, Washington, Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state), United States Army Corps of Engineers, Transport infrastructure completed in 1916

Ballard Terminal Railroad

The Ballard Terminal Railroad, a short line terminal railroad in Seattle, Washington, USA's Ballard neighborhood, was formed in 1997 to operate trains on three miles of track on the north side of Salmon Bay. The spur had been abandoned earlier that year by the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway. BNSF had only three customers when it decided to abandon service in early 1997: the Salmon Bay Sand & Gravel Co. , the Olsen Furniture Co.

Located at 47.6633, -122.38 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Nordic Heritage Museum

The Nordic Heritage Museum is a museum dedicated to the heritage of Seattle's Nordic immigrants, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish Americans. It was founded in 1980 and is in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The museum serves as a community gathering place and shares Nordic culture by exhibiting art and objects, preserving collections,and providing educational and cultural experiences.

Located at 47.6777, -122.397 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ballard High School (Seattle, Washington)

Ballard High School is a high school in Seattle, Washington, located in the Ballard neighborhood.

Located at 47.6766, -122.375 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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High schools in King County, Washington, Seattle Public Schools, Public high schools in Washington (state)

Carl S. English, Jr., Botanical Gardens

The Carl S. English, Jr. , Botanical Garden (7 acres) are botanical gardens located on the grounds of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks at 3015 NW 54th Street, Seattle, Washington. They are open daily 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. without charge. After the locks were built in 1911, landscape architect Carl English of the United States Army Corps of Engineers transformed the construction site into garden in an English landscape style. All told, he spent 43 years planting and tending the gardens.

Located at 47.6668, -122.398 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Botanical gardens in Washington (state), Parks in Seattle, Washington

Ballard Avenue Historic District

The Ballard Avenue Historic District is a section of downtown Ballard in Seattle, Washington, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 (ID #76001885). The district consists of Ballard Avenue N.W. between N.W. Market Street and N.W. Dock Place, and is located near to and along Salmon Bay.

Located at 47.6667, -122.383 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Historic districts in Washington (state), National Register of Historic Places in Seattle, Washington, Swedish-American culture in Washington (state)

Commodore Park (Seattle)

Commodore Park is an 3.9-acre public park at the south end of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. Conceived in 1966, it was dedicated in 1978. It was named after West Commodore Way, which forms its southern boundary.

Located at 47.6653, -122.4 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Parks in Seattle, Washington

North American Martyrs Catholic Church

North American Martyrs Catholic Church is a Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) parish in Seattle, Washington, celebrating Mass according to the Tridentine Rite. Although there are other churches celebrating the Latin Mass in the area, North American Martyrs is Seattle's first parish to do so directly supported by Archbishop Alexander Joseph Brunett under Pope Benedict XVI's motu proprio Summorum Pontificum, in communion with Rome.

Located at 47.6714, -122.376 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roman Catholic churches in Washington (state), Places of worship in Seattle, Washington, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle, Churches used by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter

Grace Gospel Chapel

The Grace Gospel Chapel is an LGBT friendly Evangelical Christian church located in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The church was founded ca. 1977 by Vic Van Campen.

Located at 47.6755, -122.384 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Evangelical churches in Washington (state), LGBT churches in the United States, 1977 establishments in Washington (state), Religious buildings completed in 1906, Culture of Seattle, Washington, Places of worship in Seattle, Washington

Homestead Book Company

Homestead Book Company is a publisher and wholesale distributor of books, magazines, videos, games, and novelty items. Founded in 1972, the organization is located in Seattle, Washington. They specialize in counter-cultural books and currently distribute over 3,000 titles to retailers as well as their own mail-order business.

Located at 47.6732, -122.385 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Book publishing companies of the United States, Companies based in Seattle, Washington, Bookstores of the United States, Bookselling, Book selling websites, Online retail companies of the United States