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Delve into Vashon
Vashon in King County (Washington) with it's 10,624 habitants is a city located in United States about 2,328 mi (or 3,747 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
Current time in Vashon is now 04:00 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / Los Angeles with an UTC offset of -8 hours. We know of 9 airports closer to Vashon, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Seattle Tacoma International Airport in a distance of 7 mi (or 11 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 21 mi (or 34 km), North. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We saw 10 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Tacoma, Port Orchard, Seattle, Everett and Olympia. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F
Morning Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Night Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 60% |
Air Pressure | 1027 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Wednesday, 6th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.
Thursday, 7th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Friday, 8th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Lodges on Vashon
Videos from this area
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Vashon Island Municipal Airport UFO sculpture
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."...
Vashon Island 2013
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
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
13th Annual Vashon Island Vintage Motorcycle Show & Poker Run.
Isle of Vashon TT 2012 - Vintage Motorcycles Drive-by
Vintage Sunbeam motorcycle & more. Brought to you by MotoLady. http://www.themotolady.com.
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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.
Vashon, Washington
Vashon is a census-designated place (CDP) in King County, Washington, United States. It covers an island alternately called Vashon Island or Vashon-Maury Island, the largest island in Puget Sound south of Admiralty Inlet. The population was 10,624 at the 2010 census. At 37 square miles, it is about 60 percent larger in area than Manhattan, with about 1/150 the population.
KOMO (AM)
KOMO is a radio station based in Seattle, Washington. Its format is primarily news. From 2003 to 2008, it was also the flagship station of the Seattle Mariners Radio Network. A 50,000 watt clear-channel station, KOMO can be heard across much of the Western United States and as far north as Fort McMurray, Alberta at night.
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.
Vashon Island High School
Vashon Island High School (VHS) is a public high school located on Vashon Island, Washington. Vashon Island High School is the only high school to serve the island. VHS runs 9th through 12th grade. The school has two language courses available: Japanese and Spanish. VHS puts on three plays a year within the three drama classes; Theater Arts I, II and Musical Theater. The school's athletic mascot is the Pirates. Currently VHS has an enrollment of 518 students and 44 faculty and staff.
KGNW
KGNW is a Christian radio station that operates in Seattle, Washington.
Vashon Odd Fellows Hall
The Vashon Odd Fellows Hall, on Vashon Island, Washington, was built in 1912. It was designated a King County and/or local landmark in 1985
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.