Fidalgo Island
48°27′N 122°37′W
Fidalgo Island is an island in Skagit County, Washington, located about 60 mi (97 km) north of Seattle. To the east, it is separated from the mainland by the Swinomish Channel, and from Whidbey Island to the south by Deception Pass.
Terrain
48°27′N 122°37′W
Overview
Fidalgo Island is an island in Skagit County, Washington, located about 60 mi (97 km) north of Seattle. To the east, it is separated from the mainland by the Swinomish Channel, and from Whidbey Island to the south by Deception Pass. The island is named after the Spanish explorer and cartographer Salvador Fidalgo, who explored the area in 1790. Its largest and only city is Anacortes with a population of 17,637 at the time of the 2020 census. Anacortes has ferries with daily service to the San Juan Islands and Guemes Island.
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Chart
Nearest islands
- Guemes Island10 km
- Cypress Island14 km
- Blakely Island17 km
- Lopez Island21 km
- Lummi Island25 km
- Orcas Island27 km
Also in San Juan Islands
Orcas Island
150 km²▲ 732 m
Major islands
San Juan Island
144 km²▲ 331 m
Major islands
Lopez Island
76.5 km²▲ 148 m
Major islands
Lummi Island
23.4 km²▲ 101 m
Major islands
Cypress Island
21.7 km²▲ 182 m
Major islands
Guemes Island
21.2 km²▲ 210 m
Minor islands
Shaw Island
19.8 km²▲ 100 m
Minor islands
Blakely Island
17.4 km²▲ 319 m
Minor islands
Photographs
Fidalgo Island Burrows Bay, Allan Island (right), Lopez Island (behind), and Olympic Mountains (upper left)
Westerly view from the Deception Pass Bridge
Looking roughly west from south span of the Deception Pass Bridge. Whidbey Island at left, Deception Island at right, a bit of Fidalgo Island at far right.
Deception pass, northern tip of Whidbey island Whidbey Island not shown here, though that might be where the photographer was standing: we are seeing Deception Island and a bit of Fidalgo Island
Looking roughly west from south span of the Deception Pass Bridge. A bit of Whidbey Island at left, Deception Island at right, a bit of Fidalgo Island at far right.
The Andeavor Anacortes Refinery, near Anacortes and Bellingham in Washington State.
Fidalgo Island Burrows Bay and Allan (left) and Burrows Islands (right); Lopez Island (behind)
184; Lake Erie, WA Lake Erie, Washington, is just south of Anacortes, near the west side of Fidalgo Island.
Summit Park Bible Church in Summit Park, Fidalgo Island, Washington.
Shore Pine with Burrows Bay and Rosario Strait behind.
View of Washington taken during ISS Expedition 17.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
View of Washington taken during ISS Expedition 17.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Fidalgo Island 28245. Walter Siegmund / CC BY 2.5
- Looking Out from Deception Pass Bridge. Cody Logan / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Deception Pass 05. Joe Mabel / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Deception pass, northern tip of Whidbey island (2303162861). KimonBerlin / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Deception Pass 06. Joe Mabel / CC BY-SA 3.0
- AndeavourAnacortesRefinery. Colin Stepney / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fidalgo Island 28252. Walter Siegmund / CC BY 2.5
- Lake Erie, ca. 1880 - DPLA - 17387a07d397d7251b6a9337675daf71. Unknown author / Public domain
- Summit Park Bible Church. Dclemens1971 / CC BY 4.0
- Pinus contorta 28263. Walter Siegmund / CC BY 2.5
- ISS017-E-21828 - View of Washington. Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
- ISS017-E-21829 - View of Washington. Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain