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Explore Lawton
The district Lawton of Magnolia Bluff in King County (Washington) is located in United States about 2,325 mi west of Washington DC, the country's capital.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 42 °F
Morning Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
Evening Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 73% |
Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
10°C (50 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
6°C (43 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
6°C (44 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Maxwell Hotel
South Lake Union Condos by Domicile
The Edgewater
Seattle Center Luxury Suites by NSpire
Space Needle Condos by Barsala
Belltown Luxury Suites by Nspire
Oakwood Seattle South Lk Union
Four Points by Sheraton Downtown Seattle Center
Hotel Ballard
Hampton Inn - Suites Seattle-Downtown
Videos from this area
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Gracie Raccoon - Part 4
Gracie, our petite raccoon visitor enjoying a little lounging time. NOTE to commenters: Gracie resides in a region where there hasn't been a case of raccoon rabies for over 25 years which...
Fred the Friendly Raccoon - Part 2
Fred, Part 2. NOTE to commenters: Fred lives in a region where there hasn't been a case of raccoon rabies for over 25 years which is tracked and verified by the State's Public Health Dept....
How A Raccoon Steals Your Heart - Cinnamon
Cinnamon is demonstrating simply how a raccoon just steals your heart. Did it work? NOTE to commenters: Cinnamon resides in a region where there hasn't been a case of raccoon rabies for over...
Funny Raccoon Cinnamon - Closeup
Silly Cinnamon girl is caught sticking out her tongue (at the 8 second mark) and... claps to beg for food. NOTE to commenters: Cinnamon lives in a region where there hasn't been a case of...
Harry and Peanut Raccoons - Part 4
One of the ways we can safely take a closer look at the raccoons paws, face and teeth is to have them participate in an enrichment game. In order from left to right is: Harry, Peanut & Willard....
Fred the Friendly Raccoon - Part 24
Fred has been visiting us less lately, but feels and looks healthy. Fred is a young friendly wild raccoon who's an unbelievably gentle soul. NOTE to commenters: Fred lives in a region...
Fred the Friendly Raccoon - Part 22
Fred stopped by for an afternoon nap and then a meet-n-greet before returning to his nap and later leaving. Fred is a young friendly wild raccoon who's an unbelievably gentle soul. NOTE...
Fred the Friendly Raccoon - Part 5
Yet another video in our series of Fred, our tamest wild raccoon visitor. It's been two weeks since his last visit so we're absolutely delighted to see him again. He's truly irresistible! ...
Fred the Friendly Raccoon - Part 20
Fred's eye injury has healed nicely that there's no signs of it ever being there. NOTE to commenters: Fred lives in a region where there hasn't been a case of raccoon rabies for over 25...
Fred the Friendly Raccoon - Part 19
Sometime overnight Fred has sustained a corneal injury to his left eye and a few puncture wounds on his shoulders. Overall he's doing well, but we'll continue to closely monitor the injuries....
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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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.
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).
Daybreak Star Cultural Center
The Daybreak Star Cultural Center is a Native American cultural center in Seattle, Washington, described by its parent organization United Indians of All Tribes as "an urban base for Native Americans in the Seattle area.
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.
Interbay, Seattle
Interbay is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington in the United States consisting of the valley between Queen Anne Hill on the east and Magnolia on the west, plus filled-in areas of Smith Cove and Salmon Bay. The neighborhood is bounded on the north by Salmon Bay, part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, across which is Ballard; on the south by what remains of Smith Cove, an inlet of Elliott Bay; on the east by 15th Avenue W. and Elliott Avenue W.
Salmon Bay Bridge
The Salmon Bay Bridge, also known as Bridge No. 4, is a single-leaf bascule bridge across Seattle, Washington's Salmon Bay from Magnolia/Interbay to Ballard, just west of Commodore Park. It carries the main line of the BNSF Railway on its way north to Everett and south to King Street Station and Seattle's Industrial District. Built in 1914 by the Great Northern Railway, it has an opening span of 61 meters (200 feet) and has two tracks.
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.
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.
Discovery Park (Seattle)
Discovery Park is a 534 acres park in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It is the city's largest public park and contains 11.81 miles of walking trails. United Indians of All Tribes' Daybreak Star Cultural Center is within the park's boundaries. On the south side of the North Beach strip is a sewage treatment plant, but it is almost entirely concealed from the marsh, beach, and trail.
Magnolia, Seattle
Magnolia is the second largest neighborhood of Seattle, Washington by area. It occupies a hilly peninsula northwest of downtown. Magnolia is isolated from the rest of Seattle, connected by road to the rest of the city by only three bridges over the tracks of the BNSF Railway: W. Emerson Place in the north, W. Dravus Street in the center, and W. Garfield Street in the south. (The Salmon Bay Bridge to Ballard is rail-only, no motorized traffic is permitted to cross the Hiram M.
Kiwanis Ravine
Kiwanis Ravine is an 8.7-acre public park a block east of Discovery Park in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. Purchased by the Kiwanis Club in the 1950s and donated to Seattle Parks Department, it is home to the largest nesting colony of great blue herons in the city.
Fort Lawton
Fort Lawton was a United States Army post located in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. A large majority, 534 acres of Fort Lawton, was given to the city of Seattle and dedicated as Discovery Park in 1973. The fort was included in the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure list. Fort Lawton officially closed on September 14, 2011.
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.
Fishermen's Terminal
Fishermen's Terminal is located on Salmon Bay in the Interbay neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, east of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks and immediately west of the Ballard Bridge. Operated by the Port of Seattle, it is home to some of the vessels that are on the Discovery Channel show the Deadliest Catch. It was also the topic of a documentary film Fishermen's Terminal. The documentary centers on the conflict between the moorage needs of the fishing fleet and pleasure boaters.
Mars Hill Church
Mars Hill Church is a Reformed Christian megachurch based in Seattle, Washington and with 14 campuses in 4 U.S. states. Services are offered at its 14 locations; the church podcasts content of weekend services, as well as conferences on the Internet with more than 100,000 downloads every week. In 2012 approximately 14,000 people attended services at Mars Hill Church locations every week. As of February, 2012, Mars Hill had 5,417 actual members.
Interbay P-Patch
Interbay P-Patch, "The Garden Between The Bays", is one of Seattle, Washington's largest and most involved community gardens, and is recognized as an example of resourcefulness and sustainability.
Interbay Stadium
Interbay Stadium (often simply called Interbay) is a 1000-seat soccer-specific stadium in Interbay, a neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. Built in 1997, it is home to the Seattle Pacific University soccer program. It also serves as home to local league teams, and was occasionally used by the USL Seattle Sounders for pre-season matches.
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.
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.
Balmer Yard
Balmer Yard is a rail yard located in the Interbay neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The yard is owned by BNSF Railway, and was built by predecessor Great Northern Railway as Interbay Yard. As part of a modernization in the late 1960s, which included a 16-track hump, it was renamed after former GN vice president Thomas Balmer. The nearby engine servicing area is still known as Interbay. The yard is over 80 acres in size and has 41 parallel tracks for switching cars.
Cruise West
Cruise West was an independent, destination focused small-ship cruise operator based in Seattle, Washington. The line was the largest operator of U.S. flagged cruise vessels (by number of vessels) with nine currently operating. They were best known for their Alaska cruises but their reach includes destinations all around the Pacific Ocean. Cruise West announced on September 18, 2010 that it is ceasing operations.
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.
Fort Lawton Air Force Station
Fort Lawton Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located on Fort Lawton in the Magnolia neighborhood of northwest Seattle, Washington. The Air Force inactivated its unit in 1963; while the site remained under Army control until 1974. Today the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operates the site as part of the Joint Surveillance System (JSS).
Zoka Coffee Roaster & Tea Company
Zoka Coffee Roaster & Tea Company is a coffeehouse, coffee roaster, and tea distributor based in Wallingford in Seattle.
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.