Matthews Beach, Seattle | |
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 Matthews Beach Park in the Matthews Beach neighborhood. | |
 Matthews Beach Highlighted in Pink | |
| Coordinates: 47°41′54″N 122°16′36″W / 47.69833°N 122.27667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | King |
| City | Seattle |
| Named for | Matthews Beach Park |
| Zip Code | 98115 |
| Area Code | 206 |
Matthews Beach is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington; it and Meadowbrook are the southern neighborhoods of the annexed township of Lake City (1954).[1] Matthews Beach lies about 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of the University of Washington, about 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Downtown.
The general boundaries of Matthews Beach are:
- bounded on the north by NE 120th Street and Lakeside Place NE, the Cedar Park neighborhood,
- on the east by Lake Washington;
- on the south by NE 95th Street and Paisley Drive NE, the Sand Point and View Ridge neighborhoods; and
- on the west by 35th and 45th avenues, the Meadowbrook neighborhood (see map.
Neighborhoods in Seattle are informal.[2] The residents living west of Sand Point Way may consider themselves belonging to the adjacent neighborhoods of Meadowbrook or Wedgwood.[citation needed] The entirely residential neighborhood abuts Lake Washington and includes Matthews Beach, a seasonally popular city park with the largest Fresh water swimming beach in the city.
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"About the Seattle City Clerk's On-line Information Services". Information Services. Seattle City Clerk's Office. 30 April 2006. Retrieved 2006-05-21.
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