Port Angeles: US 101 at MP 256: Siebert Creek
The Strait of Juan de Fuca defines the setting of Port Angeles — the broad channel separates Washington’s Olympic Peninsula from Vancouver Island, while the Olympic Mountains rise to the south. At Siebert Creek east of the city, State Route 101 follows a low, wooded corridor of conifers and scattered rural homes. This highway is the principal road around the northern edge of the peninsula, linking Port Angeles with communities including Sequim and Forks. Port Angeles is the seat of Clallam County and a principal service centre for Olympic National Park, whose protected mountains, forests and Pacific coast occupy much of the peninsula. The roadside landscape here belongs to the less urban stretch between the city and the Dungeness area.
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Port Angeles has served as a port on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula since the 19th century. Set on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the city faces Vancouver Island across the water and rises southward toward the Olympic Mountains. It is a principal urban base for Olympic National Park, whose protected terrain ranges from glacier-clad peaks to Pacific coastline and temperate rainforest. The name recalls the Spanish Puerto de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles, recorded for the harbour in 1791. Its waterfront also connects Washington with Victoria, British Columbia, by ferry. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Port Angeles relates to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Olympic Peninsula.
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Washington’s terrain runs from Pacific coastal lowlands in the west to the dry Columbia Plateau in the east, with the Cascade Range creating a marked climatic divide. Central Washington lies on the plateau side of the Cascades, where the Columbia River has cut broad valleys and irrigation supports orchards and vineyards. The state also includes Puget Sound, the intricate marine inlet around Seattle, and the volcanic cone of Mount Rainier. Seattle’s Space Needle, built for the 1962 World’s Fair, remains one of its most recognisable landmarks. Move on to other webcams in the region to compare landscapes and settings around Washington.
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The Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts define much of the United States — their ports, fisheries and trade routes have long tied the country’s economy to the wider world. Between them, the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains and Mississippi River basin form sharply different regions, from high western ranges to broad agricultural heartlands. Cities carry much of the national story: New York’s Statue of Liberty, a gift from France dedicated in 1886, remains an enduring symbol, while Washington, DC concentrates major federal institutions. Indigenous nations have shaped these lands for millennia, and their living cultures remain essential to the country’s identity. Find related webcams in the surrounding areas to build a fuller picture of the United States.
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