SEA: Seattle, Washington, USA

Explore Seattle, Washington, USA; A remarkable city, Seattle, Washington, is a complex metropolitan area perched on the edge of a continent and forging much of the technological future of the world

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This web helps you explore Seattle, Washington, USA; here, you'll find organized and annotated links to Web sites about Seattle's current conditions, facts, activities, events, places, sports, civic life, media, education, commerce, and reference works. You can view and link to this information in a variety of ways, and your suggestions are welcome. Use the links at the top of this page to navigate and access this information

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Current

See live conditions and views of Seattle

• Weather: Current weather observations and forecasts
  • Graphic; shows current weather conditions for Seattle
    
    
  • Radar: National Weather Service radar
  • Forecast: Weather Underground
  • Satellite: Goestationary infrared image; satellite image for Western United States sector, infrared image; provided by National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Dept of Commerce
  • Air Quality: Air Quality Index readings; chart shows Air Quality Index values which show air quality in terms of how healthy the air is for most people to breathe; Puget Sound Clean Air Agency
  • Buoys: Northwest USA and Canada Recent Marine Data; map of Pacific off coast of northwest USA with clickable points giving data on buoys and other ocean data sources; National Data Buoy Center, National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Department of Commerce
  • Earthcam: Seattle Cam; shows views from the base of Queen Anne Hill atop the Mar Queen Hotel; views of the Space Needle, Elliott Bay, Downtown Seattle, and the Washington Mountains
• News: News and reports about what's going on in Seattle
  • Seattle & King County Public Health: includes Public Health Insider blog
  • AP News: Associated Press newsfeed
  • Bing News: News search for Seattle
  • Yahoo News: Yahoo news search for Seattle; finds news and sports stories containing the word Seattle in a variety of news sources; includes photos
  • Media: Media - Periodicals and Broadcast - Seattle, Washington, USA; newspapers and magazines covering the area
  • Traffic: Real-time traffic map; shows traffic conditions on a map of Puget Sound with color-coded traffic flow and cams; provided courtesy of the Washington State Department of Transportation
  • Quakes: Recent Earthquakes in Pacific Northwest; map showing earthquake locations in previous 2 hours, 2 days, and 2 weeks; provided by members of the Advanced National Seismic System: University of Washington Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Oregon State University Geophysics Group, University of Oregon Department of Geology; financial support is provided by the US Geological Survey, US Department of Energy, and the State of Washington

Facts

Look up information about Seattle such as maps, facts, and census information

• Maps: Online mapping services; these allow you to zoom in and out and select specific features to view on the map
  • Open: OpenStreetMap of Seattle; zoom down to detailed street features
  • MapQuest: Seattle map; integration with digitalcity.com city Internet guide
  • -USA Maps-: More online mapping services; you can use this list of sites to get more maps of the area or specialized maps such as historical, topographic, or satellite imagery
• Info: Look up basic facts about Seattle from online reference works
  • Almanac: Information Please Almanac; entry for Seattle; gives a page of basic facts about the city, including a general description and current facts
  • Wikipedia: entry for Seattle; gives an overview of the history, geography, demographic, activities, and features of Seattle
  • Books: SEA Books; a page presenting books about the city of Seattle
  • Encyclopedia: Information Please Encyclopedia; article about Seattle giving a very brief overview of the city's history
• Census: Information from the United States Bureau of the Census
  • Metro Population: Seattle - Tacoma - Bellevue; metro area population; shown in charts and map
  • Census-Seattle: City of Seattle Census information
  • Census-King County: King County census information
  • Census-Kitsap County: Kitsap County census information
  • Census-Island County: Island County census information
  • Census-Snohomish County: Snohomish County census information

Living

Find out about things to do and places to see in Seattle

Activities

People from Seattle take part in many clubs and organizations; activities include interest groups, clubs, hobbies, community centers, organizations, and groups

• Groups: Interest, community, and business groups; activities include clubs, hobbies, community centers, and organizations
  • Astronomy: Seattle Astronomical Society; the observational, educational, and social aspects of amateur astronomy
  • Audubon Soc: Seattle Audubon Society; works to value and protect birds and the natural environment
  • Churches: Church Council of Greater Seattle; Protestant and Roman Catholic churches, volunteers, and religious organizations support the homeless
  • Community Net: Seattle Community Network; Internet services and Web hosting for community organizations; directory of a large number of organizations in an array of categories including activism, arts, civic, education, environment, health, housing, jobs, media, neighborhoods, people, politics, recreation, sci-tech, social services, spirituality, transportation, and volunteers
  • Discovery Inst: Discovery Institute; discovers and promotes ideas in the common sense tradition of representative government, the free market, and individual liberty
  • Film: SIFF; Seattle International Film Festival
  • Folk Dancing: Seattle Folk Dancing; information about a variety of folk dancing opportunities in Seattle
  • Folklore: Seattle Folklore Society; preserves and fosters awareness and appreciation of folk and traditional arts in the Seattle area
  • Gardening: Seattle Tilth; helps people garden organically, conserve natural resources, and support local food systems
  • Genealogy: Seattle section from rootsweb.com; tips from locals about genealogy research spots in Seattle
  • Genealogy Jewish: Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State; knowledge and information of Jewish family history
  • Goodwill: Seattle Goodwill; serves Puget Sound communities for education and workforce development programs; helps individuals with barriers to economic opportunity to realize their education and employment goals
  • History: HistoryLink; online encyclopedia of Seattle, King County, and Washington State history; online community history encyclopedia created expressly for the Internet
  • Humane: Humane Society for Seattle/King County; provides resources and support to build lifelong relationships between people and their pets
  • Hunger: Food Lifeline; food distribution center; supplies food banks, meal programs and shelters with food
  • Irish: Irish Heritage Club; organizes and promotes Irish cultural activities in the Seattle area; performances of Irish music, Irish dancing, Irish language, Irish history, Gaelic games, and cultural exchanges with sister city of Galway, Ireland
  • Japan America: Japan-America Society of the State of Washington; builds communication, understanding, and long-lasting relationships between the peoples of Japan and Washington state
  • Jewish: Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle; ensure Jewish survival and enhance the quality of Jewish life locally, in Israel, and worldwide
  • Maritime History: Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society; helps people learn about the maritime heritage of the Pacific Northwest
  • MS: Seattle Chapter National Multiple Sclerosis Society; voluntary health organization aiming to end the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis
  • La Raza: El Centro de la Raza; community service
  • Red Cross: American Red Cross King & Kitsap; provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies
  • Scouting: Chief Seattle Council Boy Scouts of America; development for young people with opportunities for physical fitness, character and leadership skills
  • Steam: Northwest Steam Society; steam enthusiasts in the Pacific Northwest; steam-powered boats, trains, traction engines, stationary equipment, automobiles, and models
  • Tech Comm: Puget Sound Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication; serves the interests of technical communicators in the Puget Sound Region
  • -USA Directories-: Search organization directories; there are hundreds of thousands of organizations, associations, societies, and nonprofits in the US covering many interests; some of these are based in Seattle; these directories help you locate an organization
• Commerce: Seattle's business community groups; organizations promoting business and business opportunities in the Seattle area
  • Seattle Chamber: Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce
  • Ballard Chamber: Ballard Chamber of Commerce; Ballard, incorporated into Seattle in 1907, retains its identity
  • World Trade Ctr: World Trade Center Seattle; an array of trade-related organizations; owned by the Port of Seattle and operated by Columbia Hospitality
• Listings: Connect to online calendars and databases; show what's going on and where; see also the venues section for listings of events
  • Seattle Ctr: Happenings at Seattle Center (where the Space Needle is); concerts, festivals, family, performing arts, sports
  • UW: University of Washington Seattle; calendar of academic and community events
  • Visitor's: Calendar of Events; from the Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau; complex and difficult to use
• Performing: Seattle is home to many performing arts and cultural groups
  • ACT Theater: A Contemporary Theatre
  • Ballet PNW: Pacific Northwest Ballet
  • Baroque: Seattle Baroque; perform 17th- and 18th-century music
  • Childrens Th: Seattle Children's Theatre
  • Choral Co: Seattle Choral Company
  • Chorus: Seattle Men's Chorus Seattle Women's Chorus
  • Early Music: Early Music Guild; performers of Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music
  • Empty Space Theater: Live theater
  • Esoterics: Esoterics of Seattle; contemporary choral music; elements of the choreographic and theatrical
  • Jet City: Jet City Improv; improvisational comedy show
  • Opera: Seattle Opera
  • OS/SCS: Orchestra Seattle Seattle Chamber Singers
  • Philharmonic: Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Public Theater: Seattle Public Theater
  • Repertory: Seattle Repertory Theatre
  • Repertory Actors: Repertory Actors Theatre
  • Seafair Pirates: Seattle Seafair Pirates
  • Shakespeare: GreenState; Shakespear in the Park
  • Sinfonietta: Northwest Sinfonietta; a sinfonietta is a small symphony orchestra
  • Symphony: Seattle Symphony
  • Theater Schmeater: Theater company
  • Thistle: Thistle puppet theatre for families
  • Tudor: Tudor Choir; Seattle professional vocal chamber ensemble
  • Youth Symphony: Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra
• Periodic: Seattle has many annual or one-day special events, ongoing summer concert series, and recurring trade shows
  • Bite: Bite of Seattle; food and entertainment festival
  • Boat Show: Seattle Boat Show; annual winter indoor boat show
  • Boats Afloat: Lake Union Boats Afloat Show
  • Bumbershoot: Urban arts festival; at Seattle Center; four day festival with some music and food
  • Central Fest: Central Area Community Festival; music and entertainment
  • Festa Italiana: Italian culture and events
  • Film Fest: Seattle International Film Festival; presented by Cinema Seattle
  • Folklife: Northwest Folklife Festival; Memorial Day weekend festival
  • Freedom Day: Freedom Day Committee; organizers of the Northwest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride March Parade and Rally
  • Fremont Fair: Fremont community festival; music, food, entertainment; raises money to support the homeless with food, shelter, and care
  • King Co Fair: County fair in Enumclaw, Washington
  • Pista sa Nayon: Filipino-Americans culture
  • Race 4 Cure: Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Puget Sound Affiliate Seattle Race for the Cure
  • Scottish Games: Seattle Scottish Highland Games
  • Seafair: Summer festival; hydro races; torchlight parade; triathalon
  • St of Dreams: Seattle Street of Dreams; one-site luxury home and garden tour
  • Tet: Vietnamese New Year; Vietnamese culture lunar new year celebration in Seattle

Sports

Seattle is home to major-league basketball and baseball, pro hockey and soccer, and NCAA sports

• Pro: Professional sports in Seattle
  • Mariners: Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball team
  • Seahawks: Seattle Seahawks National Football League team
  • Sonics: Seattle Sonics National Basketball Association team
  • Sounders: Seattle Sounders Major League Soccer team
  • Storm: Seattle Storm Women's National Basketball Association team
• College: Area colleges with athletic activities
  • Falcons: Seattle Pacific University
  • Huskies: University of Washington, Seattle
  • Redhawks: Seattle University
  • Storm: North Seattle Community College
• Community: Amateur, organized sports clubs, and special community sporting events
  • Baseball Senior: Puget Sound Senior Baseball League; adult baseball organization
  • Bicycle Alliance: Bicycle Alliance of Washington; promotes bicycling for everyday transportation and recreation through advocacy and education
  • Bicycle Club: Seattle Bicycle Club; recreational cycling enthusiasts including upper-end training rides
  • Bicycle Mtn: Backcountry Bicycle Trails Club; mountain biking; education, advocacy, and recreation; preserving and enhancing trails
  • Disc: the sport of Ultimate
  • Hockey Junior: Seattle Junior Hockey Association
  • Hockey Women: Seattle Women's Hockey Club
  • Marathon: Seattle Marathon
  • Mountaineers: Outdoor recreation; explores and studies the mountains, forests and water courses of the Northwest and beyond; dedicated to the responsible enjoyment and protection of natural areas
  • Netball: Emerald City Netball Club; netball in the Pacific Northwest; netball is a team game based on running, jumping, throwing and catching played by two teams each consisting of 7 players
  • Orienteering: Pacific Northwest Orienteering; information about the sport of map reading and cross-country running; information about regional events and the Washington Interscholastic Orienteering League
  • Rowing: Lake Washington Rowing Club; rowing in the greater Seattle area
  • Sailing Seattle: Seattle Sailing Club; an alternative to boat ownership
  • Trails: Washington Trails Association; works to preserve, enhance, and promote hiking opportunities in Washington state; education, advocacy, and trail maintenance
  • Soccer: Greater Seattle Soccer League; Seattle and all of the Puget Sound Area
  • Yacht QC: Queen City Yacht Club; on Portage Bay; established 1916
  • Yacht SYC: Seattle Yacht Club; on Portage Bay

Places

Seattle has many neighborhoods, entertainment venues, museums, and other places with Web sites

• Sites: Places such as parks, buildings, public gardens and zoos, notable buildings, libraries, interesting places
  • Aquarium: Seattle Aquarium; displays and education about the aquatic wildlife and habitats of the Puget Sound and the Pacific Northwest
  • Ballard: Neighborhood of Seattle; known for its Scandinavian heritage and Nordic Museum
  • Chinese Garden: Seattle Chinese Garden Society; classic Chinese garden with plants, architecture, water, and rocks; 2.4 hectares at the north end of the South Seattle Community College campus
  • Discovery Pk: Friends of Discovery Park; defending Discovery Park, an urban forest in the Magnolia Neighborhood of Seattle
  • Downtown: Downtown Seattle Association; promotes the shopping, dining, pro sports, arts, and culture in downtown Seattle
  • Ebey's Landing: Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve; 64 square kilometer historical reserve with a mixture of federal, state, county and private property; preserved for its historic essence; Whidbey Island
  • Farmers Mkts: Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Markets; direct-sale opportunities for local farmers
  • Forests: Pacific Northwest Region of the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service; National Forests, a National Scenic Area, a National Grassland, and two National Volcanic Monuments, within the States of Oregon and Washington
  • Fremont: Neighborhood, self-proclaimed Center of the Universe; information, opinion, business directory
  • Historic: National Register of Historic Places Seattle; shows a list of over three dozen historic sites in Seattle each of which has a brief description and photo
  • Klondike NHP: Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park--Seattle Unit; a small museum showing the role Seattle played in the Klondike Gold Field rush of the 19th century; hopeful miners provisioned themselves in Seattle with food, clothing, equipment, pack animals, and steamship tickets
  • Locks Canal: Lake Washington Ship Canal and Hiram M. Chittenden Locks; canal connecting Lake Union, Lake Washington, and Puget Sound; visitor center; fish ladder
  • Library Seattle: Seattle Public Library
  • Library King Co: King County Library System
  • Library Metaphysical: collection of metaphysical and spiritual materials; open to the public; non-affiliated, non-profit resource center; personal transformation; formerly known as the AS-YOU-LIKE-IT Library
  • Mt Rainier NP: Mount Rainier National Park; 950 square kilometers of wilderness, old growth forest, wildflower meadows, National Historic Landmark District, glaciers; includes 4,392-meter active volcano Mt Rainier
  • Neighborhoods: City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods; information about Seattle's neighborhoods
  • Neighborhood Link: searchable directory of neighborhoods and clubs; find local neighborhood, club, and organization information
  • N Cascades NP: North Cascades National Park Service Complex and Skagit River Watershed; 2,769 square kilometers; peaks, glaciers; North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake and Lake Chelan National Recreation Areas
  • NW Seaport: Northwest Seaport Maritime Heritage Center; preservation and interpretation of the maritime heritage of Puget Sound and the Northwest Coast; maritime educational programs
  • Olympic NP: Olympic National Park; old-growth forest wilderness; 3,700 square kilometers of wilderness, temperate rain forest, rivers, mountains, seashore, biota, and sites of historic and archeological significance
  • Pac Science Ctr: Pacific Science Center; appreciation of science, mathematics and technology through interactive exhibits and programs
  • Parks King Co: King County Parks and Recreation
  • Parks Seattle: Seattle Parks and Recreation
  • Parks WA: Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission; over 1,000 square kilometers of parklands all over Washington, many near Seattle and Puget Sound
  • Pike Place Mkt: Pike Place Market Preservation & Development Authority; provides information about the Pike Place Public Market and events; Pike Place Market images: entrance, Rachel the pig, fish
  • Pioneer Sq: Pioneer Square; twenty city blocks downtown of historic buildings, galleries, retail, and nightlife; Pioneer Square Community Association
  • San Juan NHP: San Juan Island National Historical Park; 7 square kilometers on San Juan Island
  • Seattle Ctr: Multi-use civic center; where the space needle is; entertainment, tourism, displays, special events, festivals, monorail station; basketball and hockey; KeyArena, Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Nesholm Family Lecture Hall, Fisher Pavilion, Exhibition Hall, Northwest Rooms, Grounds & Mural Ampitheatre, Seattle Center Pavilion, Center House
  • Skyscrapers: skyscrapers of Seattle; shows information about major office and other buildings
  • Space Needle: 222 meter tower; observation tower in Seattle Center; built for the 1962 Century 21 Exposition in Seattle; now an icon symbolic of Seattle itself
  • Visitor's Bureau: Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau; official tourist information
  • W Sea Junction: West Seattle Junction; business district of West Seattle neighborhood at the intersection of Alaska Avenue and California Avenue
  • Zoo Pt Defiance: Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium; overlooking Puget Sound
  • Zoo Woodland: Woodland Park Zoo; 26 hectares of exhibits and public spaces
• Venues: Places for performances, concerts, athletics, conventions, tradeshows, gatherings
  • Bell Harbor Ctr: Bell Harbor International Conference Center; 9,290 square meters of waterfront meeting and banquet space
  • Behnke Ctr: Behnke Center for Contemporary Performance; two theaters; a 350 to 500 seat Mainstage Theater and a 100-seat Studio Theater
  • Seattle Central: Broadway Performance Hall; Erickson Theatre; theatre, dance, music, film
  • Convention Ctr: Washington State Convention Center; downtown convention center
  • Fifth Ave Theater: Historic theater; 5th Avenue Theatre Association; performing arts; the American Musical
  • Kenyon Hall: Performing arts hall; formerly Hokum Hall
  • KeyArena: Sports and entertainment; at Seattle Center; Sonics basketball; seats 17,072 for basketball; formerly called Seattle Center Coliseum
  • Meany Theater: Hall for the Performing Arts; University of Washington, Seattle
  • Paramount Theater: Historic theater; dance, music, film, theatre and arts education; home of Paramount's Mighty Wurlitzer unique pipe organ; Moore Theater
  • Safeco Field: Home of the Seattle Mariners professional baseball team; first game July 15, 1999; moveable roof
  • Seattle Ctr: Multi-use civic center; where the space needle is; venues: KeyArena, Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Nesholm Family Lecture Hall, Fisher Pavilion, Exhibition Hall, Northwest Rooms, Grounds & Mural Ampitheatre, Seattle Center Pavilion, Center House
  • Century Link Field: Home of the Seattle Seahawks professional football team; and exhibition center; formerly known as Seahawks Stadium, Qwest Field
  • Town Hall: Community culture center; on First Hill; music, arts and humanities, civic discourse, and world culture programming; historic Roman-revival-style building
• Housing: Find a place to stay or live in Seattle
  • Lodging Guide: Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • Rentals: Seattle Rentals; apartments, condos or rental houses
  • -USA Housing-: National lodging and housing directories; there are national directories you can use to locate area lodging or housing
• Dining: Find a place to eat in Seattle
  • Seattle Dining: Guide to restaurants in Puget Sound
  • Seattle Times: Restaurants; reviews and guide from daily newspaper
  • Seattle Weekly: Food section from local magazine
  • -USA Dining-: National Dining directories; you can use this link to locate restaurants in the area that may not be listed in the local guides
• Museums: Displays of objects; includes educational activities related to displays of objects related to art, history, culture, nature, or science; museums function to acquire, preserve, exhibit, and interpret objects
  • Art SAM: Seattle Art Museum; downtown art museum; noted Asian, African, Northwest Coast Native American, modern art, and European painting and decorative arts
  • Art Bellevue: Bellevue Arts Museum; craft and design; emphasis on regional craft artists; plenty of free parking
  • Art CoCA: Center on Contemporary Art; new and experimental artwork; on Capitol Hill between Pike and Union
  • Art Frye: Frye Art Museum; representational art; emphasis on painting and sculpture from the nineteenth century to the present; on First Hill above downtown Seattle
  • Art Henry: Henry Art Gallery; art museum of the University of Washington; modern and contemporary art
  • Art Kirkland: Kirkland Arts Center; serves Eastside arts community; classes, workshops, gallery exhibits and special events in a historic building
  • Art MoNA: Museum of Northwest Art; art of the Pacific Northwest; Benaroya Glass Gallery
  • Asian: Wing Luke Asian Museum; Asian Pacific American culture, art, and history
  • Childrens: Children's Museum Seattle; offers interactive exhibits; in Center House in Seattle Center
  • EMP: Experience Music Project; interactive music museum; exhibits as well as live music performances; explores American popular music
  • Flight: Museum of Flight; air and space museum at Boeing Field; displays of aircraft, aircraft assemblies, and artifacts; Champlin Fighter Collection of historic (many WWI and WWII) aircraft; Mercury space capsule; former Air Force One (Eisenhower); SR-71 Blackbird cockpit; F/A-18 cockpit; 737 fuselage; 747 prototype; the Red Barn, the headquarters of the original Boeing Airplane Company
  • MOHAI: Seattle Museum of History & Industry; history of Seattle and King County
  • Hydroplane & Raceboats: Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum; powerboat racing; vintage hydroplane boats spanning seven decades, including boats that have won Gold Cups
  • Log House: Log House Museum; the history of the Duwamish Peninsula and the birthplace of Seattle
  • Maritime CWB: Center for Wooden Boats; maritime museum; boat restoration; boat rentals; sailing classes; on the south end of Lake Union
  • Maritime NWSeaport: Northwest Seaport Maritime Heritage Center; maritime heritage of Puget Sound and the Northwest Coast; south end of Lake Union
  • Maritime Event Ctr: Maritime Event Center; an interactive nautical museum with exhibits that provide a distinctive setting for events on Seattle's waterfront
  • Maritime Puget: Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society; the maritime heritage of the Pacific Northwest
  • Natural Burke: Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture; the State museum of natural and cultural history; totem poles, hand-carved cedar canoes; extensive online exhibits; University of Washington campus
  • Nordic: Nordic Heritage Museum; Nordic immigration to America and settlement in the Pacific Northwest; Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden; language classes and cultural center; in the Ballard neighborhood
  • Police: Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum; history of northwest law enforcement; in Seattle's Pioneer Square
  • Railway: Northwest Railway Museum; steam and diesel locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, maintenance of way equipment; 8 kilometer segment of historic railroad; a 19th-century train station; in Snoqualmie, Washington
  • SciFi: Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame; Experience Music Project; celebrates imaginative, speculative fiction and art; noted artifacts include Asimov first editions, pulp magazines, Captain Kirk's chair; co-located with Experience Music Project near the Space Needle
  • Soundbridge: Soundbridge Seattle Symphony Music Discovery Center; musical storytelling, instrument exploration, classes, student recitals, lectures, workshops and exhibits; located in Benaroya Hall on Second Avenue at Union Street

Civic

Seattle's civic life

Government

Seattle's government and representatives at all levels

• Local: City and county government
  • Seattle: City of Seattle; elected city government portal
  • Police: City of Seattle Police Department
  • Fire: City of Seattle Fire Department
  • King Co: King County; Seattle is county seat
  • Sheriff: King County Sheriff
• State: State of Washington access
  • Find Legislators: Find districts and officials using an Washington address
  • Washington: State of Washington government portal
• Federal: The United State's government has a presence in Seattle through elected representatives and some facilities
  • US Senate: United States Senators
  • US House: Washington delegation; United States House of Representatives
  • FAA: Federal Aviation Administration Northwest Mountain Region
  • FBI: Seattle Division Federal Bureau of Investigation; serves northern Washington; headquarters office in downtown Seattle and four satellite offices
  • FEB: Seattle Federal Executive Board; exchanges information between Washington and the local area; coordinates Federal programs; includes a page of links to Federal Web sites in the area
  • Army CE: Seattle District US Army Corps of Engineers
  • SBA: Small Business Administration District Office in Seattle; Seattle Business Enterprise Center; SCORE counseling program
  • US Ct: US District Court Western District of Washington; the federal trial court for the western region of the state of Washington
  • Coast Guard: 13th District United States Coast Guard; Covering Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana
  • DCM: Defense Contract Management Agency
  • Fed Reserve: Seattle Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
  • FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Administration; administers the federal emergency preparedness, damage prevention, and response and recovery programs to Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington
  • Marine Fisheries: National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Regional Office; conserves, protects, and manages Pacific salmon, groundfish, halibut and marine mammals and their habitats under the Endangered Species Act and other laws; US Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • NWS: National Weather Service Office, Seattle
  • Navy Kitsap: Naval Base Kitsap; merging of Naval Station Bremerton and Naval Submarine Base Bangor in 2004
  • Navy Everett: Naval Station Everett
  • Navy Whidbey: Naval Air Station Whidbey Island
  • NOAA: Western Administrative Support Center; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • -USA Federal-: USA Federal Government links; links to major top-level Web sites related to the United States government; you can use these to locate federal services available in the area

Services

Support for human needs and infrastructure

• Transport: Seattle offers a variety of transit options
  • Metro: Metro Transit; public transit agency serving King County; bus coaches, electric trolleys, dual-powered buses, and streetcars; division of the King County Department of Transportation
  • Sound: Sound Transit; public transit agency delivering a mix of rail, regional bus routes and new transit facilities to the citizens of urban King, Pierce and Snohomish counties
  • Air & Sea Port: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and the Port of Seattle; transportation of cargo and passengers by air, water, and land
  • Seattle Streetcar: Streetcar serves downtown and connects to Seattle's other public transit systems; including Metro buses; Sound Transit buses, trains and light rail; and the Monorail
  • Pronto: Puget Sound's bicycle-sharing system
  • BFI Airport: Boeing Field/King County International Airport
  • Kenmore Base: Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base
  • Seattle Base: Seattle Seaplanes Seaplane Base
  • Ferries State: Washington State Ferries; serves eight counties within Washington and the Province of British Columbia, Canada; ferries from Seattle Pier 52 to Bainbridge Island and Bremerton; from Seattle Pier 50 to Vashon; other ferries all over Puget Sound
  • Ferry Fremont: Seattle Ferry Service Fremont Avenue; tourism cruises; vessel departure from Fremont under the Aurora Bridge
  • Monorail: Seattle Center Monorail; the original monorail line, opened in 1962, connecting Seattle Center with downtown Seattle at Westlake Center; 2 kilometers long
  • Amtrak: Passenger train service; King Street Station
  • Greyhound: National, commercial bus transit company; offers connections from Seattle to the United States, Canada, and Mexico
  • GotoBus: Bus reservation system; buses connecting many cities including Seattle
  • Car Free: Possible in Seattle; with good walkability and extensive transit systems, you could easily live without a car in Seattle
  • Car Sharing: Avoid owning a car; be car-free as much as possible, but keep the idea that you can rent or borrow a car only when you need it--for a big project or trip to far-out areas, for example
  • Gray Line: Gray Line of Seattle; tour and charter operator
• Facilities: Institutions, units, organizations, or systems that build, distribute, plan, or and keep area resources or infrastructure working
  • Regional Council: Puget Sound Regional Council; association of cities, towns, counties, ports, and state agencies that serves as a forum for developing policies and making decisions about regional growth and transportation issues in the four-county central Puget Sound region.
  • Utilities: Seattle Public Utilities; water, waste, recycling, garbage, drainage, yard waste
• Human: Health and human services
  • Medical: King County Medical Society; information on medical resources; physician finder
  • -USA Human-: National Health and Human services; you can use these directories to find doctors, hospitals, dentists, and other health and human services

Media

Access information about and in many cases read (or listen to) Seattle's media outlets

• Periodicals: Seattle's many publications offer Web sites with online content
  • Times: Seattle Times; daily newspaper; online presence is nwsource.com, a guide to Seattle events and entertainment
  • Post Intelligencer: Seattle Post-Intelligencer; daily newspaper; online presence is nwsource.com, a guide to Seattle events and entertainment, a service of the Seattle Times Company "representing" the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  • Bus Journal: Puget Sound Business Journal; American City Business Journals
  • Seattle Mag: Seattle Magazine; slick magazine showing off Seattle culture and entertainment
  • Seattle Business: Magazine
  • Seattle Weekly: Opinion, entertainment, news
  • Press: Opinion, entertainment, news
  • Stranger: Trendy opinion, entertainment, news
  • Daily Jour of Commerce: Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
  • UW Daily: University of Washington, Seattle; daily campus newspaper
  • Real Change: Urban issues; provides income opportunity for poor and homeless people; publication and street sales of a bi-weekly urban-issues newspaper
• Broadcast: Broadcast communications; Seattle' media broadcasters; directories give current listings of stations for radio and tv
  • Radio-locator: List of radio stations within listening range of Seattle; from radio-locator.com
  • TV Index: Television stations in the Seattle-Tacoma market
  • Radio Streema: Web-based radio stations in Seattle; from streema.com
  • TV Streema: Web-based tv stations in Seattle; from streema.com
  • HD Radio: search for HD Radio Stations in Seattle, NV (ZIP code 98104); this form requires a zip code for searching; click the city name in upper right-hand corner; then enter 98104 for Seattle (the zip code of Seattle City Hall)

Education

Seattle's educational opportunities

• Higher: The Seattle area's colleges and universities
  • Bastyr: Bastyr University; independent; undergraduate, graduate; Kenmore, Washington
  • City: City University; private; undergraduate and graduate; career-oriented; administrative site in Bellevue; sites in Canada, Europe
  • Cornish: Cornish College of the Arts; independent; undergraduate; arts, performance
  • Devry: DeVry University; proprietary; undergraduate; career-oriented; Federal Way unit
  • Pima: Pima Medical Institute; proprietary; undergraduate; medical technical
  • Seattle CC: Seattle Community Colleges; North and South Seattle College, Seattle Central College, Seattle Vocational Institute; public; undergraduate
  • Seattle Pacific: Seattle Pacific University; independent Free Methodist; undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral
  • Seattle: Seattle University; independent Roman Catholic; undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral
  • UW: University of Washington Seattle; state; undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral
• Schools: Seattle's primary, secondary, career, and trade schools
  • K12: Seattle Public Schools
  • Art Pratt: Pratt Fine Arts Center; classes, workshops and studio equipment access in glass, sculpture, painting, drawing, printmaking, and metalsmithing
  • Art Gage: Gage Academy of Art; art training
  • Art SVC: School of Visual Concepts; art and design; poorly designed Web site
  • Astrology: Kepler College; offers a BA degree in Astrological Studies
  • Cooking: Bon Vivant School of Cooking
  • Dance: Creative Dance Center; provides brain compatible dance education for people of all ages
  • Floral: Floral Design Institute; professional floral design courses, business programs, advanced design seminars and special interest classes
  • Glass Pilchuck: Pilchuck Glass School; glass art; founded in 1971 by glass artist Dale Chihuly
  • Language WAL: Washington Academy of Languages; language training and teacher training institute. W
  • Language SLA: Seattle Language Academy; language learning among the residents of Puget Sound
  • Languages: SeattleLanguages International; specializing in Italian, Spanish, French, Russian, German, Japanese, Greek, Mandarin, Rumanian, Vietnamese and Arabic
  • Medical Eton: Eton Technical Institute; career training in medical assisting, dental assisting, pharmacy technician, medical billing
  • Music 4/4: 4/4 School of Music
  • Music Ctr: Music Center of the Northwest; community music school, serving students of all ages and abilities
  • SIEAM: Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine

Reference

Works to help you find out more about Seattle

• Guides: Learn more about Seattle with online guides that describe area attractions
  • Go NW: Go Northwest; guide to Puget Sound, Seattle
  • CitySearch: Entry for Seattle
• Indexes: Access online information about Seattle through general and specialized indexes
  • City Visitor: City of Seattle; links of interest to People from Seattle and visitors
  • About Seattle: Entry for Seattle
  • craigslist: Online community; classified ads, jobs, housing, personals, for sale, discussion
  • USA index: An index for the United States; resources to help you locate information about activities, events, places, sports, government, media, commerce, and reference information in the USA; You can use this page to locate information on other cities or information you couldn't find here