Colvos
in King County of Washington, United States

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
47.476 and -122.491 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 47° 28' 34" and W -122° 29' 26"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - USD
Spoken languages:
English, Spanish, French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 03:57 PM (Tuesday)
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:02 am and 4:44 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-49.350 and 70.217 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Port-aux-Francais
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for United States in Northern America

Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Explore Colvos

Colvos in King County (Washington) is a city in United States about 2,330 mi (or 3,749 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital.

Local time in Colvos is now 03:57 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / Los Angeles with an UTC offset of -8 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Colvos, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Seattle Tacoma International Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Olympic National Park in a distance of 19 mi (or 31 km), North. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 10 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Port Orchard, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett and Olympia. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F

Morning Temperature 5°C / 42 °F
Evening Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Night Temperature 5°C / 42 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 66%
Air Pressure 1025 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Tuesday, 5th of November 2024

9°C (48 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Wednesday, 6th of November 2024

12°C (53 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.

Thursday, 7th of November 2024

12°C (53 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Lodges on Vashon

Address
2,2 mi
17205 Vashon Highway SW
98070 Vashon Island
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Vashon Island Municipal Airport UFO sculpture

Published: June 12, 2010
Length: 37:09 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Brian Zenk

Vashon Island Municipal Airport UFO sculpture. "Maury Island was home to the first alleged UFO sighting in U.S. history, and it took place weeks before two crafts fell from the sky in Roswell."...


RAPHA Festive 500 — Vashon 2012

Published: December 26, 2012
Length: 01:40 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Derek Blagg

2012 DerekBlagg.com.


Vashon Island 2013

Published: June 30, 2013
Length: 52:06 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: grahambo7

During memorial day weekend me (Graham Berkwitt), Hunter Raab, Tony Guerra, Josh Lee, Riley Begin, and Zi Zhang all went to Hunters house in Vashon Island, Washington. I filmed the whole ...


Bodhi Smiedala Vashon Island Round Robin 1st Match

Published: November 24, 2014
Length: 01:22 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Tim Smiedala

Bodhi actually had to work for this one...at one point you can see a real look of desperation on his face...but he doesn't give up and gets the pin! Check out the picture perfect Escape at 1:42!


13th Annual Vashon Island Vintage Motorcycle Show & PokerRun

Published: September 09, 2012
Length: 20:58 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Alex Nieves

13th Annual Vashon Island Vintage Motorcycle Show & Poker Run.


VME Isle of Vashon TT 2012 Mini-Walkabout

Published: September 10, 2012
Length: 46:02 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Alicia Mariah Elfving

Vintage Motorcycle Enthusiasts put on this event every year- Isle of Vashon TT. Motorcycles, poker run, charity, lots of cool roads... it's a great, great event. You can see a few of the bikes...


Longboarding Vashon Island #2

Published: September 23, 2012
Length: 15:25 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: Tyler Sharples

Didn't have our third member this time but we still manadged to get some good footage in. Songs in order: Stranded On Death Row, Burning It Up.


Motorcycles Arrive off the Ferry @ Isle of Vashon TT 2012

Published: September 10, 2012
Length: 42:52 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Alicia Mariah Elfving

Brought to you by MotoLady. http://www.themotolady.com.


a Vashon Island walker as a still life

Published: June 09, 2010
Length: 49:48 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Brian Zenk

A Vashon Island walker was walking a dog and standing still in the apex of the corner. She was standing still and the dog was sitting. This is Interesting to me as video art.


Vashon Island Farmers Market

Published: August 29, 2009
Length: 22:38 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Ellen Houha


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

KJR (AM)

KJR (950 AM, "Sports Radio 950 and 102.9 KJR") is an all-sports radio station based in Seattle, Washington, owned by Clear Channel Communications. KJR currently is the flagship station of the University of Washington, including Husky football and men's basketball broadcasts. Its sister station KHHO was the broadcast home of the Washington State University Cougars, including football and men's basketball play-by-play until the end of the 2010-11 season.

Located at 47.4333, -122.467 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Sports radio stations in the United States, Radio stations in Seattle, Washington, Radio stations established in 1922, Clear Channel radio stations, 1922 establishments in the United States

Sylvan Beach, Washington

Sylvan Beach, is a community located in King County, Washington, on the west side of Vashon Island on Colvos Passage. It is known as one of Vashon's walk-in communities, since most of the homes can only be reached by walking in from the road on the community's boardwalk. Supplies and goods are conveyed to the homes using wheelbarrows.

Located at 47.4992, -122.477 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Unincorporated communities in King County, Washington

Point Southworth

Point Southworth lies on Kitsap Peninsula on the western side of the northern entrance to Colvos Passage in Puget Sound. The point is high and wooded. A Washington State Ferries dock is about 0.2 miles northwest of Point Southworth, in the community of Southworth, Washington. Point Southworth was named by Charles Wilkes, during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838-1842, in honor of Edward Southworth, one of the expedition's quartermasters.

Located at 47.5103, -122.495 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Landforms of Kitsap County, Washington, Headlands of Washington (state), Landforms of Puget Sound

KGNW

KGNW is a Christian radio station that operates in Seattle, Washington.

Located at 47.4333, -122.467 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Radio stations in Seattle, Washington, Christian radio stations in the United States, Radio stations established in 1946

Vashon Municipal Airport

Vashon Municipal Airport is a municipal airport on Vashon Island in King County, Washington, United States. The airport is unique in being one of the few public airports in Washington State with only a grass runway. Other state owned public grass only runways exist in Washington, but not with hangars.

Located at 47.4586, -122.474 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Airports in King County, Washington

capture of the webcam Southworth: WSF − Ferry Holding

Southworth: WSF − Ferry Holding, Southworth (source)

capture of the webcam Southworth: WSF − Ferry Terminal

Southworth: WSF − Ferry Terminal, Southworth (source)

capture of the webcam Vashon Heights: WSF Vashon Hwy & 112th (South)

Vashon Heights: WSF Vashon Hwy & 112th (South), Vashon Heights (source)

capture of the webcam Vashon Heights: WSF Vashon Hwy & 112th (North)

Vashon Heights: WSF Vashon Hwy & 112th (North), Vashon Heights (source)

capture of the webcam Vashon Heights: WSF Vashon Hwy & Bunker (South)

Vashon Heights: WSF Vashon Hwy & Bunker (South), Vashon Heights (source)

capture of the webcam Vashon Heights: WSF Vashon Hwy & Bunker (North)

Vashon Heights: WSF Vashon Hwy & Bunker (North), Vashon Heights (source)

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