Schoolhouse Point, Washington

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Schoolhouse Point, Washington
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Schoolhouse Point
Location within the state of Washington
Coordinates: 48°2′9.8″N123°1′12.8″W / 48.036056°N 123.020222°W / 48.036056; -123.020222 Coordinates: 48°2′9.8″N123°1′12.8″W / 48.036056°N 123.020222°W / 48.036056; -123.020222
Country United States
State Washington
County Clallam
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)

Schoolhouse Point is an unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States, located on Sequim Bay along U.S. Route 101. The community is located about three miles southeast of Sequim, Washington, and about one mile northwest of Blyn, Washington. Schoolhouse Point is the location of Sequim Bay State Park. Prior to 2001, it was served by a general store.

In 2003, the accident-prone blind intersection of Dawley Road and Highway 101 was closed and replaced with a perpendicular intersection of Highway 101 and Schoolhouse Point Lane.

Schoolhouse Point is a cape protruding into Sequim Bay at 48°02′09″N123°01′08″W / 48.035924°N 123.018786°W / 48.035924; -123.018786 . It has also been known as "Skull Point" or "School Point". [1]

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References

  1. "Schoolhouse Point". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2012-10-20.