West Seattle, Seattle

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West Seattle is a conglomeration of neighborhoods in Seattle, Washington, United States. It comprises two of the thirteen districts, Delridge and Southwest, and encompasses all of Seattle west of the Duwamish River. It was incorporated as an independent town in 1902 before being annexed by Seattle five years later. Among the area's attractions are its saltwater beach parks along Elliott Bay and Puget Sound, including Alki Beach Park and Lincoln Park. The area is also known for its views of the Olympic Mountains to the west and the Cascade Range to the east. One-third of Seattle's green space and urban forest is located in West Seattle, much of it in the West Duwamish Greenbelt. ()

Coordinates: 47°33'40"N, 122°23'12"W

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West Seattle (Genesee)Seattle United States

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West Seattle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Me-Kwa-Mooks Park, Schmitz Park Bridge, Schmitz Park, West Seattle Golf Course.

0.7 miW
Park
Me-Kwa-Mooks Park, Seattle
18 min walk • Me-Kwa-Mooks Park is a 20.2-acre public park located in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, USA. Me-Kwa-Mooks, meaning "shaped like a bear's head" and pronounced sbuh-KWAH-buks in Nisqually, was what the Duwamish tribe called the West Seattle peninsula when the first European-American settlers landed at Alki in 1851.
1.4 miNW
Bridge, Park
Schmitz Park Bridge, Seattle
36 min walk • The Schmitz Park Bridge is a 175 ft concrete-box bridge that spans a ravine in Seattle's Schmitz Park. Built in 1936, the structure is both listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is a designated city landmark.
1.1 miNW
Park
Schmitz Park, Seattle
30 min walk • Schmitz Park, also known as Schmitz Preserve Park, is a 53.1-acre park around 15 blocks east of Alki Point in West Seattle, Washington. It features Schmitz Park Creek and one of the last stands of old-growth forest in the city.
0.8 miE
47°33'36"N • 122°22'8"W
West Seattle Golf Course, Seattle
22 min walk • Golf
~1370 ftN
Neighbourhood
Genesee, Seattle
7 min walk • Genesee is a neighborhood in West Seattle, Washington. It extends north from SW Genesee St. to SW Charlestown St. and west from 46th to 56th Avenues SW. The neighborhood includes Ercolini Park and the new Genesee Hill Elementary School. It should not be confused with Genesee Park, in Rainier Valley.