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Orcas, San Juan County, Washington, United States


Alternative Names:Orcas, Orcas Island, Orkas, Оркас
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:San Juan County, Washington, USA
Region:San Juan County, Washington, United States
Latitude:48° 35' 52" N
Longitude:122° 56' 40" W
Lat/Long (dec):48.59788,-122.94463
Köppen climate type:Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Elevation:13m
Population:394 (2008)
Mindat Feature ID:5805789
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:5805789:6
GUID:ee3a38ec-082f-45e2-ae73-0d7188bdb593
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Blakely Island, San Juan County, Washington, USA48° 33' 46" N122° 47' 53" W11.5km (7.1 miles)
Ready Cash Mine, Cypress Island, Skagit County, Washington, USA48° 34' 54" N122° 43' 15" W16.5km (10.3 miles)
Nellie Kellie Prospect, Cypress Island, Skagit County, Washington, USA48° 34' 59" N122° 43' 5" W16.7km (10.4 miles)
Cypress Lake Prospect, Cypress Island, Skagit County, Washington, USA48° 34' 48" N122° 42' 51" W17.1km (10.6 miles)
Last Chance Mine, Cypress Island, Skagit County, Washington, USA48° 34' 41" N122° 42' 45" W17.2km (10.7 miles)
Smith Open Cut, Cypress Island, Skagit County, Washington, USA48° 34' 57" N122° 42' 29" W17.5km (10.9 miles)
Reef Point Mine, Cypress Island, Skagit County, Washington, USA48° 32' 25" N122° 43' 18" W17.6km (10.9 miles)
Mexican Bay Prospect, Cypress Island, Skagit County, Washington, USA48° 33' 58" N122° 40' 51" W19.7km (12.2 miles)
Olivine Hill Mine, Cypress Island, Skagit County, Washington, USA48° 32' 37" N122° 41' 13" W19.9km (12.4 miles)
Beacon Point Olivine Occurrence, Cypress Island, Skagit County, Washington, USA48° 34' 5" N122° 40' 20" W20.3km (12.6 miles)
Anacopper Prospect, Fidalgo Island, Skagit County, Washington, USA48° 29' 26" N122° 39' 23" W24.3km (15.1 miles)
Stephens Mine, Fidalgo Island, Skagit County, Washington, USA48° 29' 52" N122° 38' 48" W24.6km (15.3 miles)
Fidalgo Island Prospect, Fidalgo Island, Skagit County, Washington, USA48° 27' 49" N122° 38' 11" W27.1km (16.9 miles)
Matrix Prospect, Fidalgo Island, Skagit County, Washington, USA48° 26' 10" N122° 38' 11" W28.9km (18.0 miles)
Beach Placers, Fidalgo Island, Skagit County, Washington, USA48° 26' 36" N122° 34' 39" W32.0km (19.9 miles)
Swinomish Bay Magnesite Occurrence, Fidalgo Island, Skagit County, Washington, USA48° 23' 12" N122° 31' 28" W38.9km (24.1 miles)
Whidbey Island (Whidby Island), Island County, Washington, USA48° 17' 32" N122° 40' 35" W39.3km (24.4 miles)
Lake Samish Graphite Occurrence, Whatcom County, Washington, USA48° 39' 52" N122° 24' 39" W39.9km (24.8 miles)
Blanchard Hill, Skagit County, Washington, USA48° 36' 46" N122° 23' 39" W40.5km (25.2 miles)
Alverson Mine, Fidalgo Island, Skagit County, Washington, USA48° 22' 59" N122° 30' 0" W40.5km (25.2 miles)
Penn Cove, Coupeville, Whidbey Island (Whidby Island), Island County, Washington, USA48° 13' 47" N122° 41' 23" W45.0km (28.0 miles)
Coupeville, Whidbey Island (Whidby Island), Island County, Washington, USA48° 13' 10" N122° 41' 11" W46.2km (28.7 miles)
Ebey's Landing, Whidbey Island (Whidby Island), Island County, Washington, USA48° 11' 30" N122° 42' 29" W48.4km (30.1 miles)
Metchosin Igneous Complex, Victoria Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada48° 22' 56" N123° 32' 41" W50.3km (31.3 miles)
Anderson Creek Graphite Occurrence, Whatcom County, Washington, USA48° 46' 55" N122° 18' 0" W51.5km (32.0 miles)
Mount Vernon Mine, Skagit County, Washington, USA48° 22' 8" N122° 17' 29" W54.5km (33.8 miles)
Camano Island, Island County, Washington, USA48° 11' 29" N122° 31' 0" W55.1km (34.3 miles)
Clear Lake Talc Mines, Skagit County, Washington, USA48° 27' 22" N122° 11' 10" W58.0km (36.1 miles)
Scott Prospect, Skagit County, Washington, USA48° 34' 24" N122° 8' 53" W58.7km (36.4 miles)
Stephens Mine, Skagit County, Washington, USA48° 26' 29" N122° 11' 0" W58.7km (36.5 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Bellingham basin, North America PlateBasin
Franciscan Domain, North America PlateDomain
USACountry
Washington, USAState
San Juan County, Washington, USACounty
 
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