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Stuart Island (Washington)

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Two airstrips are located on the island. Stuart Island Airstrip (7WA5) is a 2,000-foot (610 m) grass runway, and Stuart Island West (2WA3) is a 1,560-foot (475 m) dirt runway).
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Stuart Island Airpark (background) lies on the eastern shore of Prevost Harbor across from Satellite Island
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for boaters can be found in Reid Harbor and Prevost Harbor, with public state park facilities in each.
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to the island's north. Turn Point Light Station is on land administered by the
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is also named after Prevost, while Satellite Island is named after his ship.
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as a basecamp for teen expeditions and for field trips by campers.
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from the official tourism website of the State of Washington
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from the official tourism website of the State of Washington
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South-facing aerial view of Reid Harbor on Stuart Island
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Location of Stuart Island within the San Juan Islands
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of 1838–42, to honor Frederick D. Stuart, the
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Aerial view of Reid Harbor

48°40′25″N 123°12′18″W / 48.6736°N 123.2051°W / 48.6736; -123.2051
San Juan Islands
County
San Juan
State
Washington
San Juan Islands
San Juan Island
Waldron Island
U.S. state
Washington
one-room schoolhouse
airstrips
Charles Wilkes
Wilkes Expedition
captain's clerk
James Charles Prevost
HMS Satellite
Prevost Island
British Columbia

Stuart Island State Park
public lands
Turn Point Light Station
lighthouse
Boundary Pass
Bureau of Land Management
Lopez Island

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