Lake Union
Lake Union is a freshwater lake located entirely within the city limits of Seattle, Washington, United States. It is a major part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, which carries fresh water from the much larger Lake Washington on the east to Puget Sound on the west.Notable Places in the Area
Terry Pettus Park
Park
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Terry Pettus Park is a 0.9-acre park located in Seattle, Washington, on the eastern shoreline of Lake Union at Fairview Avenue E. and E.
Fairview Park
Park
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Fairview Park is a 0.8-acre park located in Seattle, Washington, on the eastern shoreline of Lake Union along Fairview Avenue E. between E.
I-5 Colonnade
Park
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I-5 Colonnade in Seattle, Washington, United States, is a 7.5-acre city park underneath Interstate 5 connecting the Capitol Hill and Eastlake neighborhoods, which were divided by the freeway in the 1960s.
Localities in the Area
Eastlake
Neighbourhood
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Eastlake is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, so named because of its location on the eastern shore of Lake Union.
Fremont
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Seattle's Fremont district, which bills itself as "The Center of the Universe", is known for its quirky atmosphere.
Lake Union
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in King County, Washington, USA
- Category: body of water
- Location: King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.64082° or 47° 38' 27" northLongitude
-122.33465° or 122° 20' 5" westElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open Location Code
84VVJMR8+84GeoNames ID
5814439Wikidata ID
Q1993203Lake Union Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Catalan: Llac Union
- Chinese: Lake Union水上飛機場
- Chinese: Lake Union水上飞机场
- Chinese: 联合湖
- Chinese: 聯合湖
- Dutch: Lake Union
- French: Lac Union
- French: lac Union
- German: Lake Union
- Indonesian: Danau Union
- Japanese: ユニオン湖
- Portuguese: Lago Union
- Russian: Лейк-Юнион
- Spanish: Lago Union
- Welsh: Llyn Union
- Ka-chug
- Xa-tcu
Other Places Named Lake Union
Localities in the Area
- BroadwayLocality
- WestlakeLocality
- North BroadwayLocality
- East Queen AnneLocality
- Queen Anne-South Lake Union
Landmarks in the Area
- Western Yacht HarborHarbour
- Gas Works ParkPark
- Aurora BridgeBridge
- Seattle Country Day SchoolSchool
- Seattle Preparatory SchoolSchool
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Lake Union. Photo: Jelson25, CC BY 3.0.