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Settlement in Antigua and Barbuda

North Sound

North Sound is a settlement, former plantation, and former division in Antigua and Barbuda.

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Getting to North Sound

Interstate 5 (I-5) runs north-south through Everett to Mount Vernon in Skagit County and to Seattle in King County. Interstate 405 (I-405) splits off east from I-5 in Lynnwood and heads through the Eastside (of Lake Washington), serving Kirkland and Bellevue until rejoining I-5 at Tukwila in the south.

See

Worth seeing

The region is a major player in the aerospace industry. Everett and Mukilteo feature aviation museums and factory tours.

Do

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.

How locals move

Getting around North Sound the local way

  • 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

From Wikivoyage: North Sound, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: The Cosmonaut (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.