Location: where is Port ludlow?
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Port Ludlow is located in the Puget Sound region of Washington State, next to Port Ludlow Bay on the eastern edge of the Olympic Peninsula. Seattle is about two hours away by car (see driving distances chart below). Port Ludlow is about half way between Port Townsend (on the north) & the Hood Canal Bridge (on the south). See maps below.
Port Ludlow is situated at 47° 55.4' N and 122° 40.3' W, in the "rain shadow" of the Olympic Mountains. Port Ludlow's latitude is about the same as the northmost tip of Maine (although it is much warmer in Port Ludlow in the winter).
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"Port Ludlow" consists of the Port Ludlow Master Planned Resort and some of the surrounding areas. Port Ludlow is next door to Paradise, Mats Mats, Swansville, Shine, Chimacum, and Port Hadlock. All of these areas are unincorporated, just like Port Ludlow. Some of those areas are also referred to as "Port Ludlow North" and "Port Ludlow South". If you place an order for merchandise from a catalog, sometimes the Port Ludlow zip code comes up as Port Hadlock. See Jefferson County's Interactive map of Port Ludlow to see the Port Ludlow MPR boundaries and land use designations.
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The following table gives approximate driving distances and times from the center of Port Ludlow to many popular destinations. The driving times assume that traffic is flowing. The driving times also assume that if the route involves a bridge and/or a ferry, that the bridge is not temporarily open for marine traffic and/or that you arrive just in time to board the ferry (and that there is space available).
- The Tacoma Narrows Bridges do not open for marine traffic, but the Hood Canal Bridge does.
- There are no tolls on north/westbound traffic on the old Tacoma Narrows bridge but there is now a toll on south/eastbound traffic that travels over the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
- Washington State's Kingston ferry and Bainbridge ferry do not charge eastbound passengers headed to the city but they do charge westbound passengers headed towards the Kitsap or Olympic Peninsulas; motor vehicles pay in both directions.
- The Keystone-Port Townsend ferry charges both passengers and motor vehicles in both directions.
Use any of the "map it" links below to see Mapquest™ maps to help you pinpoint Port Ludlow's location. (All of the "map it" links open in a new browser window.)
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Driving Distances from Port Ludlow
to various locations in Puget Sound+ |
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Time |
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Anacortes via Port Townsend - Keystone ferry |
60 |
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2 hrs |
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Bainbridge ferry to Seattle |
30 |
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50 |
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Bellingham via Kingston - Edmonds ferry |
107 |
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2.5 hrs |
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Bremerton city center |
34 |
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45 min |
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Everett Boeing plant via Kingston - Edmonds ferry |
36 |
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1.5 hrs |
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Forks town center |
105 |
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2.5 hrs |
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Fort Flagler State Park, Marrowstone Island |
21 |
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40 min |
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Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend |
20 |
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36 min |
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Kingston ferry to Edmonds |
19 |
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30 min |
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Lynwood, Alderwood Mall |
31 |
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1.3 hrs |
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Oak Bay Recreational Area |
6 |
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13 min |
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Old Fort Townsend State Park |
15 |
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23 min |
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Olympia city center |
89 |
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1.75 hrs |
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Olympic National Park, Hurricane Ridge |
72 |
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2 hrs |
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Olympic National Park, Sol Duc Falls |
91 |
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2.3 hrs |
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Portland city center |
202 |
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3.5 hrs |
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Port Angeles city center |
48 |
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1.1 hrs |
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Port Hadlock town center |
10 |
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24 min |
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Port Townsend - Port of Port Townsend |
20 |
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35 min |
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Poulsbo town center |
19 |
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30 min |
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Quilcene town center |
22 |
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27 min |
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Seattle, Pike Place Market |
36 |
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2 hrs |
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Seattle, Sea-Tac Airport via Bainbridge ferry |
48 |
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2.25 hrs |
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Seattle, Sea-Tac Airport via Tacoma Narrows bridge |
83 |
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1.75 hrs |
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Sequim city center |
33 |
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45 min |
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Silverdale, Kitsap Mall |
35 |
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33 min |
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Tacoma Museum of Glass |
65 |
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1.3 hrs |
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
158 |
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3.5 hrs |
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Use the following maps to help you visualize Port Ludlow's location in relation to Puget Sound and a few of the major cities in the Pacific Northwest. There are three maps. Roll your mouse over any of the small images to see a larger copy of that map appear below.
- The top map shows Port Ludlow in relation to Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver B.C.
- The middle map zooms in a little and shows Port Ludlow in relation to Puget Sound in general.
- The bottom map zooms in further and shows Port Ludlow in relation to the Hood Canal Bridge (seen as a slender thread connecting the Olympic Peninsula to the Kitsap Peninsula).
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| maps showing Port Ludlow, roll mouse over thumbnails to view larger version |
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