San Juan County, Washington
County in Washington, United States
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San Juan County is a county in the Salish Sea in the far northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 17,788. The county seat and only incorporated town is Friday Harbor, on San Juan Island. The county was formed on October 31, 1873, from Whatcom County and is named for the San Juan Islands, which are in turn named for Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo, the Viceroy of New Spain.
Although the islands have no state highways, the ferry routes serving them are designated as part of the state highway system.
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Shaw Island
Island in Washington, US
0.6 mi away
Little Red Schoolhouse (Shaw Island, Washington)
United States historic place
0.4 mi awayReef Net Bay
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