About Washington...
Washington is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved from the western part of Washington Territory, which was ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as a settlement in the Oregon boundary dispute. She was admitted into the Union as the 42nd States in 1889. The United States Census Bureau estimated the state population was 6,549,224 by 2008.
Country is named after George Washington, 1st President of the United States. It is the only State name of the president. Residents are called "Washingtonians". Washington is often called Washington state or the State of Washington to distinguish it from the District of Columbia. However, Washingtonians always refers to the country only as a "Washington", and usually refers to the national capital as "Washington DC" or just "DC"
Washington is the northwestern-most state of the contiguous United States. Its northern border lies mainly along the 49th parallel, and then across the border through the Sea Strait of Georgia, Haro Strait and Strait of Juan de Fuca with the Canadian province of British Columbia in the north. Washington Oregon border in the south, the Columbia River forming most of the borders and 46 parallel forming the eastern part of the southern boundary. In the east Washington borders Idaho, mainly related to the meridian running north from the confluence of the Snake River and Clearwater River, except for the southernmost section where the border follows the Snake River. In the west of Washington lies the Pacific Ocean. Washington was a territory of the Union during the American Civil War, though never actually participated in the war.
Washington Facts
Capital : Olympia > Find Lodging
Population : 6,287,759
Nick Name : Evergreen State
Motto : Al-Ki (Indian word meaning “by and by�)
Official Website : http://www.tourism.wa.gov/
Top Locations
Puyallup > Find Lodging
Longview > Find Lodging
Bremerton > Find Lodging
Prosser > Find Lodging
Burlington > Find Lodging
Puyallup > Find Lodging
Lynden > Find Lodging
Tenino > Find Lodging
Waterville > Find Lodging
Tacoma > Find Lodging
Seattle > Find Lodging
Spokane > Find Lodging
Bellevue > Find Lodging
Kelso > Find Lodging
Richland > Find Lodging
Popular Attractions
Blue Skies Skydiving Adventures Inc - Port Orchard, WA
Skydive Toledo - Toledo, WA
Kapowsin Air Sports - Orting, WA
Richland Skysports - Richland, WA
Global Art Venue - Seattle, WA
Goodridge Glass At The Point - Mukilteo, WA
Digital Magik Studios - Mukilteo, WA
E. Whitney F. Southwick- Professional Artist - Kennewick, WA
An Artful Touch - Kirkland, WA
Allied Arts Association - Richland, WA
Mohai - Seattle, WA
Odyssey Maritime Discovery Center - Seattle, WA
Wooden Boats the Center - Seattle, WA
Children's Museum the Reservations - Seattle, WA
Pacific Science Center - Office- Main Number Information- Information - Seattle, WA
National Parks
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Mount Rainier National Park
North Cascades National Park
Olympic National Park
Whitman Mission National Historic Site
|
Featured Listing
|
Regions of Washington
Cities of Washington
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Aberdeen | Acme | Addy | | Adna | Airway Heights | Albion | Allyn | Almira | Amanda Park | | Amboy | Anacortes | Anatone | Anderson Island | Appleton | Ardenvoir | | Ariel | Arlington | Ashford | Asotin | Auburn | Bainbridge Island | | Baring | Battle Ground | Bay Center | Beaver | Belfair | Bellevue | | Bellingham | Belmont | Benge | Benton City | Beverly | Bickleton | | Bingen | Black Diamond | Blaine | Blakely Island | Bonney Lake | Bothell | | Bow | Boyds | Bremerton | Brewster | Bridgeport | Brinnon | | Brownstown | Brush Prairie | Buckley | Bucoda | Buena | Burbank | | Burley | Burlington | Burton | Camano Island | Camas | Camp Murray | | Carbonado | Carlsborg | Carlton | Carnation | Carrolls | Carson | | Cashmere | Castle Rock | Cathlamet | Centerville | Centralia | Chattaroy | | Chehalis | Chelan | Chelan Falls | Cheney | Chewelah | Chimacum | | Chinook | Cinebar | Clallam Bay | Clarkston | Clayton | Cle Elum | | Clearlake | Clinton | Colbert | Colfax | College Place | Colton | | Colville | Conconully | Concrete | Connell | Conway | Copalis Beach | | Copalis Crossing | Cosmopolis | Cougar | Coulee City | Coulee Dam | Coupeville | | Cowiche | Creston | Curlew | Curtis | Cusick | Custer | | Dallesport | Danville | Darrington | Davenport | Dayton | Deer Harbor | | Deer Park | Deming | Dixie | Doty | Dryden | Dupont | | Duvall | East Olympia | East Wenatchee | Easton | Eastsound | Eatonville | | Edmonds | Edwall | Elbe | Electric City | Elk | Ellensburg | | Elma | Elmer City | Eltopia | Endicott | Entiat | Enumclaw | | Ephrata | Ethel | Evans | Everett | Everson | Fairchild AFB | | Fairfield | Fall City | Farmington | Federal Way | Ferndale | Ford | | Forks | Four Lakes | Fox Island | Freeland | Friday Harbor | Fruitland | | Galvin | Garfield | George | Gifford | Gig Harbor | Glenoma | | Glenwood | Gold Bar | Goldendale | Goose Prairie | Graham | Grand Coulee | | Grandview | Granger | Granite Falls | Grapeview | Grayland | Grays River | | Greenacres | Greenbank | Hamilton | Hansville | Harrah | Harrington | | Hartline | Hay | Heisson | Hobart | Hoodsport | Hooper | | Hoquiam | Humptulips | Hunters | Husum | Ilwaco | Inchelium | | Index | Indianola | Ione | Issaquah | Joyce | Kahlotus | | Kalama | Kapowsin | Keller | Kelso | Kenmore | Kennewick | | Kent | Kettle Falls | Keyport | Kingston | Kirkland | Kittitas | | Klickitat | La Center | La Conner | La Grande | La Push | Lacey | | Lacrosse | Lake Stevens | Lakebay | Lakewood | Lamona | Lamont | | Langley | Latah | Laurier | Leavenworth | Lebam | Liberty Lake | | Lilliwaup | Lincoln | Lind | Littlerock | Long Beach | Longbranch | | Longmire | Longview | Loomis | Loon Lake | Lopez Island | Lummi Island | | Lyle | Lyman | Lynden | Lynnwood | Mabton | Malaga | | Malden | Malo | Malone | Malott | Manchester | Mansfield | | Manson | Maple Falls | Maple Valley | Marblemount | Marcus | Marlin | | Marshall | Marysville | Matlock | Mattawa | Mazama | McChord AFB | | McCleary | McKenna | Mead | Medical Lake | Medina | Menlo | | Mercer Island | Mesa | Metaline | Metaline Falls | Methow | Mica | | Mill Creek | Milton | Mineral | Moclips | Mohler | Monitor | | Monroe | Montesano | Morton | Moses Lake | Mossyrock | Mount Vernon | | Mountlake Terrace | Moxee | Mukilteo | Naches | Nahcotta | Napavine | | Naselle | Neah Bay | Neilton | Nespelem | Newman Lake | Newport | | Nine Mile Falls | Nooksack | Nordland | North Bend | North Bonneville | North Lakewood | | Northport | Oak Harbor | Oakesdale | Oakville | Ocean Park | Ocean Shores | | Odessa | Okanogan | Olalla | Olga | Olympia | Omak | | Onalaska | Orcas | Orient | Orondo | Oroville | Orting | | Othello | Otis Orchards | Outlook | Oysterville | Pacific | Pacific Beach | | Packwood | Palisades | Palouse | Paradise Inn | Parker | Pasco | | Pateros | Paterson | Pe Ell | Peshastin | Plymouth | Point Roberts | | Pomeroy | Port Angeles | Port Gamble | Port Hadlock | Port Ludlow | Port Orchard | | Port Townsend | Poulsbo | Prescott | Preston | Prosser | Pullman | | Puyallup | Quilcene | Quinault | Quincy | Rainier | Randle | | Ravensdale | Raymond | Reardan | Redmond | Redondo | Renton | | Republic | Retsil | Rice | Richland | Ridgefield | Ritzville | | Riverside | Rochester | Rock Island | Rockford | Rockport | Rollingbay | | Ronald | Roosevelt | Rosalia | Rosburg | Roslyn | Roy | | Royal City | Ryderwood | Saint John | Salkum | Sammamish | Satsop | | Seabeck | Seahurst | Seattle | Seaview | Sedro Woolley | Sekiu | | Selah | Sequim | Shaw Island | Shelton | Silvana | Silver Creek | | Silverdale | Silverlake | Skamokawa | Skykomish | Snohomish | Snoqualmie | | Snoqualmie Pass | Soap Lake | South Bend | South Cle Elum | South Colby | South Prairie | | Southworth | Spanaway | Spangle | Spokane | Sprague | Springdale | | Stanwood | Starbuck | Startup | Stehekin | Steilacoom | Steptoe | | Stevenson | Stratford | Sultan | Sumas | Sumner | Sunnyside | | Suquamish | Tacoma | Taholah | Tahuya | Tekoa | Tenino | | Thornton | Thorp | Tieton | Tokeland | Toledo | Tonasket | | Toppenish | Touchet | Toutle | Tracyton | Trout Lake | Tumtum | | Tumwater | Twisp | Underwood | Union | Uniontown | University Place | | Usk | Vader | Valley | Valleyford | Vancouver | Vantage | | Vashon | Vaughn | Veradale | Wahkiacus | Waitsburg | Waldron | | Walla Walla | Wallula | Wapato | Warden | Washougal | Washtucna | | Waterville | Wauconda | Wauna | Waverly | Wellpinit | Wenatchee | | West Richland | Westport | White Salmon | White Swan | Wilbur | Wilkeson | | Wilson Creek | Winlock | Winthrop | Wishram | Woodinville | Woodland | | Yacolt | Yakima | Yelm | Zillah |
|
