Marrowstone

History

A post office called Nordland has been in operation since 1898. The community derives its name from Peter Nordby, the original owner of the town site.

Geography

Marrowstone is located at (48.058323, -122.687943). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.3 square miles (16.4 km2), all of it land. Prominent land features include: * Marrowstone Point, at the northern end of Marrowstone Island; * Kinney Point, at the southern end of the island; * Nodule Point, on the east side, mid island; * Mystery Bay, an inlet on the western side of Marrowstone Island; * Griffiths Point, on the western side of Mystery Bay; * East Beach, a sandy beach at the northern end of East Marrowstone Road; and * Scow Bay/Kilisut Harbor, which separates Marrowstone Island from its western neighbor, Indian Island, a Navy ammunition depot. * the narrow causeway which used to connect the southwestern end of Marrowstone Island with the southern end of Indian Island was removed and replaced by a low bridge in 2022-2023. This was done to create passage for salmon into Scow Bay and beyond. Opening the cut restored the passage that used to exist. A short, higher bridge joins the western side of Indian Island to the mainland of Jefferson County. Fort Flagler, a Washington state park, is situated on 784 acres (314 hectares) at the northern end of Marrowstone Island. It overlooks Port Townsend Bay and Admiralty Inlet, the entrance to Puget Sound. Fort Flagler was one of three forts, along with Fort Worden (near Port Townsend) and Fort Casey (on Whidbey Island), that guarded the entrance to Puget Sound. Mystery Bay State Park is another state park on Marrowstone Island, located on 10 acres (4 hectares) of Mystery Bay shorefront about a half-mile north of the Nordland General Store. It is primarily for boaters. Kinney Point State Park comprises at the south end of the island. Accessible only by boat, it is part…

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  34,009
• Spotted Towhee

  Pipilo maculatus Swainson, 1827 · Aves
  30,424
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  29,522
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  29,041
• Dark-eyed Junco

  Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  27,288
• Anna's Hummingbird

  Calypte anna (R.Lesson, 1829) · Aves
  24,339
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  22,922
• White-crowned Sparrow

  Zonotrichia leucophrys (J.R.Forster, 1772) · Aves
  21,511

Largest nearby schools

• Salish Coast Elementary
  Elementary · Port Townsend · 441 students · 13.8:1 ratio
• Port Townsend High School
  High · Port Townsend · 377 students · 19.8:1 ratio
• Blue Heron Middle School
  Middle · Port Townsend · 265 students · 14.7:1 ratio
• Chimacum Junior/Senior High School
  High · Chimacum · 258 students · 18.4:1 ratio
• Chimacum Elementary School
  Elementary · Chimacum · 211 students · 16.2:1 ratio
• Chimacum Creek Primary School
  Elementary · Port Hadlock · 191 students · 14.7:1 ratio
• OCEAN
  Other · Port Townsend · 123 students · 17.6:1 ratio
• PI Program
  Other · Chimacum · 57 students · 28.5:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.51 — 2026-08-09
  11 km SSW of River Road, Washington
• M 3.8 — 2026-07-02
  2 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington
• M 2.5 — 2026-06-26
  11 km E of Carnation, Washington
• M 2.87 — 2026-06-08
  2 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington
• M 2.56 — 2026-05-29
  7 km ENE of Ferndale, Washington
• M 2.84 — 2026-05-27
  4 km W of Wauna, Washington