35:
200:
27:
435:
123:. However, the westernmost tip of Cape Flattery is almost exactly as far west as Cape Alava, the difference being approximately 5 seconds of longitude, about 360 feet (110 m), at high tide and somewhat more at low tide.
175:) known to have set foot on what is now Washington state arrived in a dismasted, rudderless ship that ran aground near Cape Flattery. The three survivors of the broken ship were held as slaves by the local
161:... there appeared to be a small opening which flattered us with the hopes of finding an harbour ... On this account I called the point of land to the north of it Cape Flattery.
279:(2017), the third in the young adult trilogy of the Juniper Sawfeather series of novels, has parts that take place at Cape Flattery and Fuca Pillar.
455:
214:, a Greek sailor who explored for Spain. Fuca has a doubtful claim to being the first European explorer to see the Fuca Pillar and to explore the
115:. Cape Flattery can be reached from a short hike, most of which is boardwalked. The westernmost point in the contiguous United States is at
460:
59:
112:
374:
324:
30:
Map of the
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, showing Cape Flattery at the northwestern tip of Washington state
297:
439:
412:
17:
364:
155:
Cape
Flattery is the oldest permanently named feature in Washington state, being described and named by
92:
127:
88:
235:
Cape
Flattery Washington was the hometown of the fictional characters Ma and Pa Kettle from the "
188:
215:
100:
120:
397:
139:
8:
210:
is a tall, almost rectangular, rock on the west side of Cape
Flattery. It is named after
42:
370:
262:
257:
179:. When William H. McNeill learned about them, he took them to British authorities at
108:
96:
236:
218:, also named after him. The first generally accepted mention of the pillar was by
391:
416:
328:
184:
34:
180:
131:
38:
203:
Fuca Pillar at Cape
Flattery, the northwest extremity of the Olympic Peninsula
449:
104:
74:
61:
211:
176:
46:
26:
219:
199:
156:
116:
301:
135:
252:(1998) by Will Hobbs is set on Tatoosh Island and Neah Bay in 1874.
172:
350:
NOAA Chart 18460, Strait of Juan de Fuca
Entrance, 1/100,000, 2006
434:
413:"HistoryLink: Japanese Castaways of 1834: The Three Kichis"
393:
The Origin of
Certain Place Names in the United States
272:(2009) by John Pappas is set in Cape Flattery in 1801.
327:. North Olympic Peninsula Insider. Archived from
447:
171:In 1834, the first Japanese persons (including
389:
166:
138:and Neah Bay are on either side of the cape.
23:Headland in Washington state, United States
404:
16:For other places with the same name, see
358:
356:
290:
198:
33:
25:
456:Landforms of Clallam County, Washington
369:. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 9.
113:Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
87:) is the northwesternmost point of the
448:
362:
341:Cape Flattery Trail, with photographs.
111:, and is the northern boundary of the
353:
322:
316:
225:
410:
13:
14:
472:
427:
159:on March 22, 1778. Cook wrote: "
142:is the closest town to the cape.
433:
461:Headlands of Washington (state)
255:Parts of the young adult novel
411:Tate, Cassandra (2009-07-23).
383:
344:
194:
18:Cape Flattery (disambiguation)
1:
396:. Govt. Print. Off. pp.
300:. Makah Tribe. Archived from
242:
150:
265:are set here in present day.
119:, south of Cape Flattery in
7:
191:which controlled the site.
10:
477:
167:Japanese castaways in 1834
145:
93:Clallam County, Washington
15:
363:Majors, Harry M. (1975).
230:
107:. It is also part of the
45:from Cape Flattery, with
283:
128:Cape Flattery Lighthouse
89:contiguous United States
75:48.385961°N 124.726912°W
390:Gannett, Henry (1905).
216:Strait of Juan de Fuca
204:
101:Strait of Juan de Fuca
80:48.385961; -124.726912
50:
31:
325:"Cape Flattery trail"
298:"Cape Flattery Trail"
248:The children's novel
202:
134:, just off the cape.
121:Olympic National Park
37:
29:
442:at Wikimedia Commons
366:Exploring Washington
323:Logan, Jeff (2010).
275:D.G. Driver's novel
189:Hudson's Bay Company
183:, under orders from
140:Neah Bay, Washington
71: /
43:Cape Flattery Light
331:on 9 November 2000
277:Echo of the Cliffs
226:In popular culture
205:
51:
32:
438:Media related to
376:978-0-918664-00-6
304:on 5 October 2010
263:Joyce Carol Oates
258:Freaky Green Eyes
109:Makah Reservation
97:Olympic Peninsula
468:
437:
421:
420:
408:
402:
401:
387:
381:
380:
360:
351:
348:
342:
340:
338:
336:
320:
314:
313:
311:
309:
294:
239:" movie series.
237:Ma and Pa Kettle
86:
85:
83:
82:
81:
76:
72:
69:
68:
67:
64:
476:
475:
471:
470:
469:
467:
466:
465:
446:
445:
430:
425:
424:
417:HistoryLink.org
409:
405:
388:
384:
377:
361:
354:
349:
345:
334:
332:
321:
317:
307:
305:
296:
295:
291:
286:
270:When Wolf Comes
245:
233:
228:
197:
185:John McLoughlin
169:
153:
148:
79:
77:
73:
70:
65:
62:
60:
58:
57:
24:
21:
12:
11:
5:
474:
464:
463:
458:
444:
443:
429:
428:External links
426:
423:
422:
403:
382:
375:
352:
343:
315:
288:
287:
285:
282:
281:
280:
273:
266:
253:
244:
241:
232:
229:
227:
224:
196:
193:
181:Fort Vancouver
168:
165:
152:
149:
147:
144:
132:Tatoosh Island
49:in foreground.
39:Tatoosh Island
22:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
473:
462:
459:
457:
454:
453:
451:
441:
440:Cape Flattery
436:
432:
431:
418:
414:
407:
399:
395:
394:
386:
378:
372:
368:
367:
359:
357:
347:
330:
326:
319:
303:
299:
293:
289:
278:
274:
271:
267:
264:
260:
259:
254:
251:
247:
246:
240:
238:
223:
221:
217:
213:
209:
201:
192:
190:
186:
182:
178:
174:
164:
162:
158:
143:
141:
137:
133:
129:
124:
122:
118:
114:
110:
106:
105:Pacific Ocean
102:
98:
94:
90:
84:
55:
54:Cape Flattery
48:
44:
40:
36:
28:
19:
406:
392:
385:
365:
346:
335:11 September
333:. Retrieved
329:the original
318:
308:11 September
306:. Retrieved
302:the original
292:
276:
269:
256:
249:
234:
212:Juan de Fuca
207:
206:
177:Makah people
170:
160:
154:
125:
99:, where the
53:
52:
47:Sitka Spruce
250:Ghost Canoe
220:John Meares
208:Fuca Pillar
195:Fuca Pillar
91:. It is in
78: /
66:124°43′37″W
450:Categories
268:The novel
261:(2003) by
243:Literature
157:James Cook
151:James Cook
117:Cape Alava
103:joins the
63:48°23′09″N
222:in 1788.
136:Makah Bay
173:Otokichi
187:of the
146:History
95:on the
373:
231:Movies
130:is on
284:Notes
371:ISBN
337:2010
310:2010
126:The
41:and
398:126
452::
415:.
355:^
163:"
419:.
400:.
379:.
339:.
312:.
56:(
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.