Home Northwest Restaurants Lodging Cities Highways Day Trips Espresso	Seattle, Washington Is located in western King County on Puget Sound in Washington State.
City of Seattle City Page Neighborhoods map Neighborhood information & attraction pages North Seattle Central/Downtown South / West Seattle Metro City Pages Restaurants Lodging	Seattle Washington is the largest city in Washington State. In the greater Seattle Metropolitan area (King County) there are an additional 23 cities plus the City of Seattle. All of the cities in the Seattle Metropolitan Area are within 20 miles of downtown Seattle. Seattle is not just one big city, it is in fact an accumulation of a lot of mini-cities or neighborhoods. The City of Seattle has many neighborhoods; we have trimmed the list down to 31 Seattle neighborhoods on this site. The map at the left is a map of the neighborhoods of Seattle. Seattle is not just one big city, it is in fact an accumulation of a lot of mini-cities or neighborhoods. Some of the neighborhoods are ethnic in nature like the Ballard area with its Scandinavian heritage but most are simply bound together by the terrain and often a central neighborhood shopping district. Click here to see a larger map. To make it easier to navigate we have divided the city of Seattle into three main regions. North Seattle The North end consists of those restaurants, lodging, and other attractions in the neighborhoods that lie north of the Seattle Ship Canal and Lake Union. This region runs from Puget Sound to Lake Washington with a northern border of the Seattle City Limits. Click here to visit our Recommended Restaurants in our North Seattle neighborhoods page. In addition we have treated the shoreline of Lake Union as a neighborhood to make it easier to find a restaurant or lodging on the lake without searching through a bunch of different neighborhoods.
	Central Seattle Central Seattle consists of the downtown core which lies west of Interstate-5, the Waterfront that lies west and below the downtown area along Elliot Bay, and the neighborhoods in the East District which lies east of Interstate-5, south of the Seattle Ship Canal, and north of Interstate-90 between Interstate-5 and Lake Washington. Click here to visit our Center / Downtown Seattle neighborhoods page. South Seattle For our purposes South Seattle consists of those neighborhoods that lie south of Interstate-90. This area is bordered by Lake Washington on the east and Puget Sound on the west. The south border of this area is the southern Seattle City Limit. Visit our Recommended Restaurants in the South & West Seattle neighborhoods page. Seattle’s Topography The north boundary of the City of Seattle is at 145^th Street. This boundary runs from Puget Sound to the north end of Lake Washington. Its western boundary runs along Puget Sound (an inland waterway of the Pacific Ocean) and its eastern boundary runs along Lake Washington. In West Seattle the city limits ends at SW Roxbury Street but dips further south along the shores of Puget Sound and Lake Washington. Seattle is not on the flat lands. Nearly everywhere in Seattle you will find yourself on a hill. Water also will hamper your attempts to get from one place to another. The Lake Washington Ship Canal cuts North Seattle away from Central Seattle and it runs through Lake Union which lies at the north end of Seattle’s downtown area. The photo shows Lake Union looking southwest toward the downtown area and the Space Needle. Also, West Seattle (physically southwest) is divided from South Seattle by the Green River which flows north into Elliott Bay (the Bay Seattle is located on). Lake Washington, the largest fresh water body in the State of Washington, is the City of Seattle’s eastern border and lies in the center of the Greater Seattle Metropolitan Area. Lake Washington is a rather narrow and long lake running north and south. It is 18.6 miles from the north tip of the lake to the south end of the lake. At its widest point it is only 3.6 mi. wide but most of the lake is only about 1.5 mi. wide. Mercer Island, a 5 mi. long by 1 mi. wide island runs about one-half mile off the southeastern shore of the lake and about 1.3 mi. from the west shore of the lake, further adding to the lake’s long narrow look. Further to the east lies another large lake, Lake Sammamish. It is 7.3 miles long and runs from the city of Redmond to the city of Issaquah. It is about 1.5 mi. wide at its widest point. It is separated by a strip of land 3.5 mi. wide at the narrowest point from Lake Washington.
	The Largest Ferry Fleet in the United States The State of Washington has the largest fleet of ferries in the world connecting the Seattle Metropolitan Area to the Olympic and Kitsap Peninsulas and Northwest Washington to the San Juan Islands, and Vancouver Island, Canada. There is a large population of Seattle workers that commute to the city by ferry from the two peninsulas and Bainbridge and Vashon islands.
	More on the Topography of Greater Seattle Seattle is located on the western coastal plain of the Cascade Mountain Range where it meets Puget Sound. Seattle is located approximately 100 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean on a huge inland sound of the Pacific Ocean called Puget Sound. Puget Sound is connected to the Pacific Ocean by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which separates the Olympic Peninsula from Vancouver Island, Canada. Water, Water, everywhere Downtown Seattle lies on a small strip of land, only 3 miles wide at its narrowest point, which separates the Puget Sound from Lake Washington. Both Lake Washington and the city of Seattle are about 18 miles long and 3 miles wide. Four miles east of Lake Washington is Lake Sammamish, which is almost 7.3 miles long and lies up against the foothills of the Cascade Mountain Range. As if that is not enough water, Lake Union lies just north of downtown Seattle and is connected to Puget Sound by the Hiram Chitternden Locks and to Lake Washington by the Ship Canal which allows seagoing ships into Lake Washington.
	Downtown Seattle Downtown Seattle is really made up of six neighborhood areas; the Waterfront Area, the Seattle Center Area, the Eastlake Area, the Bell Town Area, the Downtown Area, and the Sports Arena Area. Click here – for a map of the downtown area – This is a large file 200K+ The Waterfront Area This area is where Seattle began. Today it has the Washington State Ferry Terminal, the Victoria Ferry Terminal, A trolley line, a waterfront park, and many restaurants and visitor attractions. The Seattle Center Area This area hosts Seattle’s most famous attraction, the Space Needle from which you can view the entire Seattle area. The Space Needle is located in Seattle Center which houses the opera house, the Repertory Theater, an amusement center, convention facilities, Key Bank Center home of the Seattle Super Sonics, the north terminal of the monorail to downtown, and a food court. The area surrounding Seattle Center is full of Restaurants and other visitor attractions. On the north end of Seattle Center there is a public parking garage.
	Seattle Attractions Seattle Center Space Needle Pike Street Market Pioneer Square International District Chinatown Woodland Park Zoo Pacific Science Center Hiram M. Chittenden Locks See our Ballard page Seattle Art Museum Burke Museum Museum of History & Industry Experience Music Project Museum of Flight Northwest Trek Wildlife Park Tillicum Village Transportation Attractions Washington State Ferries Argosy Cruses of Seattle waterfront Kenmore Air Grey Line of Seattle Spirit of Seattle Dinner Train Ride the Ducks of Seattle Victoria Clipper Shopping Centers Rainier Square Northgate Bellevue Square Lynnwood??? Seattle Outlet Center South Center University Village
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