Seattle , Washington , [1] is the largest city in the Pacific Northwest . Located between Puget Soun

Seattle , Washington , [1] is the largest city in the Pacific Northwest . Located between Puget Sound and Lake Washington in King County , of which it is the county seat, and overlooking Elliott Bay, Seattle is nicknamed The Emerald City . The city is a damp green gem, with an abundance of evergreen trees throughout, and spectacular views of the Cascade mountains to the east and the Olympic mountains to the west. The cultural and business center of the Pacific Northwest, the city and its surrounding areas are the home of the Space Needle, Boeing's aircraft assembly plants, Microsoft, Amazon.com, Costco, Nintendo of America, Starbucks, comfort inn conference center doraville ga T-Mobile, and the University of Washington, as well as a vibrant arts and music scene and an excellent park system.
Seattleites usually describe Seattle locations in terms of "neighborhoods." This is partly because of a potentially confusing system of street addresses (see Get around ). The breakdown into neighborhoods is informal and mutates over time, and while there are often signs on major arterial roads to let you know that you are "entering" a particular neighborhood, the placement of these signs is arbitrary and occasionally controversial.
Still, knowing what neighborhood you're looking for can be a good sanity check when you're looking for an address. A Seattleite would describe 1401 45th Ave SW as being in West Seattle, and 1401 NE 45th St as being in the U-District (University District), which you'll note are diagonally opposite on the map. See Get around for an explanation.
Capitol Hill-Central District A diverse, densely-packed cluster of neighborhoods, rich and poor, from the nightlife of Pike-Pine to the quiet residences of Madison Park. This area is also said to be the gay capital of Seattle.
Seattle was founded on the rough, physical industries of fishing, logging and coal mining, with San Francisco as her primary customer. Boeing, founded in 1916, grew to be Greater Seattle's comfort inn conference center doraville ga primary industry as natural resources were depleted. The region's strong economic dependence on Boeing gave the oil recession and cancellation of the SST (Supersonic Transport) in the early '70s a grim effect. Over the last twenty-five years, the area has become less seedy and more developed with the massive influx of Microsoft money (and other software and biotech proceeds), but Pioneer Square is still the original Skid Row. (Yesler Way was a "Skid Road" for logs skidded downhill using dogfish oil to Henry Yesler's lumber comfort inn conference center doraville ga mill).
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Locals have long talked of the "Seattle Freeze," referring to the cold politeness of residents. The theory is that while locals are very polite and warm on first interaction, most residents are also very reserved and interactions rarely lead to real acts of friendship (an invitation to dinner, personal conversations, etc.). For visitors it is best to treat this as shyness--expect to make all the "first moves" to meet people here.
Residents' shyness also extends to anger and annoyance. Locals often make fun of themselves for their passive aggressive culture, where even in the most upsetting circumstances they will retain their polite nature.
comfort inn conference center doraville ga While Seattle is well known for its rain and dark, gloomy skies, it may surprise many how pleasant the weather can be, particularly during the summer months. November through March brings the worst of the unpleasant weather, with cool temperatures, heavy cloud cover and rain failing on most days. The short days and low angle of the sun during these months only add to the dark, gloomy feeling which is very unpleasant and depressing for some. The coldest month is January with average lows in the mid to upper 30s (about comfort inn conference center doraville ga 3°C), with temperatures comfort inn conference center doraville ga occasionally dropping below freezing. Most precipitation falls as a light rain, or a drizzle, with snow falling in the city only occasionally (though the surrounding comfort inn conference center doraville ga mountains receive heaps and heaps of snow). Most cold-weather systems come from the north, which generally results comfort inn conference center doraville ga in dry weather when temperatures are below freezing. Nonetheless, Seattle is hit by a major snow storm about every 2-3 years on average, which can paralyze comfort inn conference center doraville ga the city’s transportation network (hills comfort inn conference center doraville ga and ill-prepared drivers are two commonly cited reasons for such). November is the wettest month, comfort inn conference center doraville ga sometimes bringing in fairly intense wind and rain storms, which are often classified as a “Pineapple Express”. The record low for Seattle is 0°F (-18°C)
In contrast, the weather can be quite pleasant from April to October, with exceptionally nice weather in July and August where highs average in the upper 70s and rain is very uncommon. Skies are mostly clear and smog-free, though mornings can produce an on-shore flow resulting in low clouds and fog which typically burns off by mid-day. The northern latitude (47.6 degrees) results in long days with a sunset of 9:11 p.m. on solstice. Summer heatwaves can push temperatures into the 80s and 90s, and despite only low to moderate humidity, they can be uncomfortable as air-conditioning is not always prevalent in the city. The record high for Seattle is 103°F (39°C).
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Delta (domestic international Gates S1-S9), Hawaiian (Gates S10-S11), Alaska (direct arrivals from Mexico), Asiana, ANA (All Nippon Airways), British Airways, Condor, Emirates, EVA, Icelandair, Hainan, Korean Air, Lufthansa, United (Arrivals from Tokyo).
Kenmore Air operates ground shuttles from Sea-Tac to their air terminals at the King County Airport at Boeing Field and their float plane terminal comfort inn conference center doraville ga at Lake Union near Seattle Center. They're at the main ground transportation zone by Door 00 at south end of the terminal.
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport ( IATA : SEA ), [5] , universally nicknamed "Sea-Tac", is located in the city's southern comfort inn conference center doraville ga suburbs. Domestically it's a major hub for Northwest and West Coast destinations, and internationally handles especially frequent trans-Pacific routes, as well as direct flights to the major European airports and to Dubai, UAE. The airport is about a 25 minute drive from downtown Seattle when there isn't heavy traffic, much longer during rush hour.
All international flights arrive at the south satellite terminal, but after immigration and customs, passengers are then funneled onto a train back to the main terminal, outside the security checkpoint. You'll need to pick up any checked bags to clear customs, then place them right back on the conveyor for transit comfort inn conference center doraville ga to the main terminal which can be reclaimed at carousel 1 at the main terminal. Carousel 1 is in the main baggage hall which is located to the right after leaving the train and going upstairs to the ground level. Allow plenty of time for this dance! All connecting passengers will need to re-check their baggage with their airline and pass through security.
Sound Transit's comfort inn conference center doraville ga Link Light Rail [6] connects the Airport directly to downtown Seattle. Trains run 5 AM - 12:50 AM (0500—0050) (11 PM Sunday), taking 37 minutes to reach the terminal at Westlake Station in the central business downtown (Pine St. at 3rd and 5th Aves). Tickets comfort inn conference center doraville ga are $2.75, available from vending machines at every station. comfort inn conference center doraville ga At the airport, the rail station is connected to the Main Terminal via the far north side of the parking garage which is the far left if entering the garage from the terminal. Going across skybridge #6 nearest the Alaska Airlines ticket counter and across the 4th floor of the parking garage is the shortest walk. See this link for a map on getting to the light rail and the other bus stops. If transferring to Greyhound, Olympic Bus Lines or Northwestern Trailways comfort inn conference center doraville ga they are at 503 S Royal Brougham Way, next to the 'Stadium' Station, south of downtown. The Bolt Bus stop is along S 5th Ave, east side of the 'International comfort inn conference center doraville ga District' tunnel station (next one up from 'Stadium') while King Street Station is a couple blocks west of the International District Station. See the below under "By Bus" . The nearby airport Metro and Sound Transit bus stops are:
Click here for the trip planner program which tells you which buses to take to get to your final destination. Nearby hotels comfort inn conference center doraville ga do send their own shuttles comfort inn conference center doraville ga to the terminal to pick up to pick up and drop off guests comfort inn conference center doraville ga so no need to use public transportation to get there.
Commercial shuttle buses vans [7] are about $5.00-12.75 and probably not faster than public transit if you are going downtown, though they do have more room for luggage. Catch them at the Ground Transportation Center, located comfort inn conference center doraville ga on the third floor of the parking garage, one level down after crossing the Skybridge.
Long Distance buses vans [8] . There are other long distances buses vans going from Sea-Tac to Vancouver, BC; Bremerton , Bellingham , Anacortes and the ferry terminal (to San Juan Islands), San Juan Islands , Olympia , Centralia , central Washington, Tacoma , etc. from the airport. They are at the south end of tue main terminal building at Door 00 past the international arrivals luggage comfort inn conference center doraville ga reclaim carousel (#1).
Rental cars [9] are available at the airport. The 'on-airport' car rental companies are located in a separate consolidated termin