Battleship Island is a physical feature (island) in San Juan County. The primary coordinates for Battleship Island places it within the WA 98250 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Battleship Island |
Category: | Washington physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | Located in San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge and Wilderness, in Haro Strait, off the N end of Henry Island. |
History: | Originally named in honor of William H. Morse, purser’s steward on the brig Porpoise during the Wilkes Expedition of 1841; renamed in 1921 because the shape of the island resembled a battleship. The name Battleship Island was reaffirmed by a Board on Geographic Names (BGN) decsion in 2008. |
County: | San Juan County |
Latitude: | 48.6245436 |
Longitude: | -123.1851889 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Battleship Island: Battleship Island.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Battleship Island does not include property ownership information.
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(1.9 miles ESE) |
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(9.9 miles SE) |
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(2.7 miles SSE) |
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(4.3 miles NNW) |