North Sound
North Sound is a settlement, former plantation, and former division in Antigua and Barbuda.
North Sound is a settlement, former plantation, and former division in Antigua and Barbuda.
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Worth seeing in and around North Sound
4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium is a stadium in North Sound, Saint George, Antigua and Barbuda. It was built for use in the 2007 Cricket World Cup where it hosted Super 8 matches.
1.8 km · cricket ground · Wikipedia - 02House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda
The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral parliament. Each of the constituencies created in accordance with section 62 of the Constitution shall elect one representative to the House in a direct election in accordance with the procedures specified by or pursuant to any law, subject to the rules of the Constitution.
3.9 km · lower house of the legislature of Antigua and Barbuda · Wikipedia - 03Senate of Antigua and Barbuda
The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda. The Senate and the lower chamber, the House of Representatives, together form the bicameral legislature of Antigua and Barbuda.
3.9 km · upper house of Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda · Wikipedia - 04Barnacle Point
Barnacle Point is an official historic site in Saint George, Antigua and Barbuda. It was a sugar plantation established in the 1750s.
3.8 km · official historic site of Antigua and Barbuda · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
The region is a major player in the aerospace industry. Everett and Mukilteo feature aviation museums and factory tours.
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Things to do
Hiking trails cover the mountains, particularly along US-2 in the Skykomish Valley and the Mountain Loop Highway. Whidbey Island contains the region's premier coastal parks, rich in both history and natural beauty. The Edmonds Underwater Park is one of the most popular shore scuba dives in the state. The Tulalip Indian Reservation near Marysville features casinos.
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Getting to North Sound
- Airports
- V. C. Bird (ANU), 2 km · John A. Osborne (MNI), 55 km · Maryse Condé (PTP), 99 km
- Stations
- V. C. Bird International Airport, 2.4 km
- Gerald's Park → North SoundTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Pointe-à-Pitre → North Sound392 km · quickest by air, 7h 13m · €160–240
- Basseterre → North SoundTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for North Sound
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for North Sound. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inWashington State Ferries (WSF) operates the following between Island and Snohomish Counties in the North Sound and to the Kitsap Peninsula in the other side of the Sound: Coupeville (Ft Casey State Park) and Port Townsend Edmonds and Kingston Mukilteo and Clinton All Washington State ferries are for both vehicles and passengers.
- Get aroundThe ORCA card is a contactless fare card that enables you to ride and transfer seamlessly across most Puget Sound public transit agencies, including: King County Metro, Sound Transit, Community Transit, Everett Transit, Pierce Transit, Kitsap Transit, and Washington State Ferries.
- Get aroundState Route 525 (WA-525) connects the I-5/I-405 junction (exit 182 of I-5) to Keystone on Whidbey Island via Mukilteo-Clinton Ferry.
- Get aroundIn the other direction WA-20 goes from Keystone towards Port Townsend via Coupeville-Pt Townsend Ferry.
- Go nextFerries, yachts, kayaks, and orca whales criss-cross the waters, while float planes and bald eagles soar overhead
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Next door to North Sound
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- Saint Peterparish of Antigua and Barbuda3.6 km
- Parhamhuman settlement in Antigua and Barbuda3.6 km
- Piggottshuman settlement400 m
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