Anacortes, Washington
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Anacortes (pronounced /ˌænəˈkɔrtəs/) is a city in Skagit County, Washington, USA. The name Anacortes comes from Anna Curtis, the maiden name of early settler Amos Bowman's wife. The population was 15,778 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes Metropolitan Statistical Area. There is a Washington State Ferries dock that serves Lopez Island, Shaw Island, Orcas Island, and San Juan Island, as well as Victoria, British Columbia (via Sidney, British Columbia) on Vancouver Island. There is also a Skagit County-operated ferry dock that serves Guemes Island.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anacortes,_Washington
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Coordinates: 48°29'6"N 122°38'41"W
- Bellingham, Washington 39 km
- Victoria 63 km
- Seattle, Washington 85 km
- Kent, Washington 119 km
- Tacoma, Washington 130 km
- Moses Lake, Washington 283 km
- Vancouver, Washington 310 km
- Portland, Oregon 316 km
- Richland, Washington 339 km
- Pasco, Washington 353 km
- Fidalgo Island 5.4 km
- Guemes Island 8.4 km
- Padilla Bay 10 km
- Cypress Island 11 km
- Swinomish Indian Reservation 11 km
- Samish Bay 17 km
- Lummi Island 23 km
- Lookout Mountain Preserve 31 km
- Lake Whatcom 34 km
- Skagit Valley 37 km