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Vashon Island sits in the midpoint of southern Puget Sound, between Seattle and Tacoma, Washington.In the nearby Pacific Ocean, roughly 170 miles (270 km) west of Vashon Island, lies the 700-mile (1,130 km) tectonic boundary known as the Cascadia Subduction Zone, and as such, Vashon Island is one of many areas at risk for earthquakes or related natural disasters.
Point Robinson Light is located on Point Robinson, the easternmost point on Maury Island. Dockton was once the site of a dry dock as well as a salmon cannery. Maury and Vashon Islands are home to the Vashon-Maury Island Community Council. In the 1940s, Vashon had a chamber of commerce that acted more like a community council than a traditional ...
The Vashon Island–Seattle route operates commuter service between Pier 50 on the downtown Seattle waterfront and Vashon Island. There are ten sailings in either direction every weekday, with most during the morning and evening peak periods. [32] [33] Each crossing takes approximately 22 minutes. [32]
George Boyer Vashon (1824–1878), American scholar, poet and abolitionist; James Vashon (1742–1827), British naval officer and namesake of Vashon Island; Mary Frances Vashon (1818–1854), American journalist and abolitionist; Susan Paul Vashon (1838–1912), American educator, abolitionist, and clubwoman
Vashon Municipal Airport covers an area of 20 acres (8.1 ha) at an elevation of 316 feet (96 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway and one helipad, both with turf surfaces: 17/35 is 2,001 by 60 feet (610 m × 18 m) and H1 is 98 by 98 feet (30 m × 30 m). [1] [2] The airport contains a sculpture commemorating a 1968 UFO sighting. [4]
KVI (570 AM) is a commercial radio station in Seattle, Washington, known as "News Talk 570 KVI."Owned by Lotus Communications, it airs a conservative talk radio format.The studios and offices are located with former sister station KOMO-TV at KOMO Plaza (formerly Fisher Plaza) in Seattle.
The Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber was founded on March 7, 1957, by Carl Nelson and John VanDevanter. It competed with an existing newspaper, the Vashon Island News-Record, which was founded in 1919 from the merger of two local newspapers.
The Seattle–Winslow (Bainbridge Island) route is the most heavily used in the state ferry system in terms of number of vehicles and passengers transported. [17] The King County Water Taxi, a passenger ferry, runs across the bay, connecting Downtown Seattle with West Seattle (Seacrest Dock) and Vashon Island. [18]