Harstine Island, Washington

Harstine Island, Washington
Jarrell Cove State Park, Harstine Island
Jarrell Cove State Park, Harstine Island
Harstine Island is located in Washington (state)
Harstine Island
Harstine Island
Harstine Island is located in the United States
Harstine Island
Harstine Island
Coordinates: 47°14′04″N 122°53′23″W / 47.2345°N 122.8896°W / 47.2345; -122.8896
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyMason
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

Harstine Island (also known simply as Harstine or Hartstene) is an island in Mason County, Washington, United States. The US Census recognizes it as an unincorporated community. The island is located west of Case Inlet in southern Puget Sound, 16 km (9.9 mi) north of Olympia. It has a land area of 48.305 km2 (18.651 sq mi), and had a population of 1,412 as of the 2010 census.[1]

Pickering Passage, to the northwest, separates the island from the mainland, while Case Inlet, to the east, separates it from the Key Peninsula. Squaxin Island lies to the southwest, separated by Peale Passage. To the south, Harstine Island is separated from the mainland by Dana Passage. The island is home to Jarrell Cove State Park and Harstine Island State Park.[2]

  1. ^ U.S. Census Bureau. "Harstine Island: Blocks 1000 thru 1027 and Blocks 1029 thru 1087, Census Tract 9611, Mason County, Washington". Census 2000. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original (Web) on February 11, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2006.
  2. ^ "Jarrell Cove State Park". Washington State Parks. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.