Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Hood Canal

Hood Canal is a bay in Kitsap County, Washington, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1520890. It sits at 20.6 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.

NameHood Canal
GNIS feature ID1520890
Kind of placeBay
StateWashington
CountyKitsap
Latitude47.63646
Longitude-122.86051
USGS topographic mapSeabeck
First recorded04/25/2023
Elevationcalculated20.6 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated68 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other bays

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Other places in Kitsap County

Questions

Where is Hood Canal?

In Kitsap County, Washington, at 47.63646, -122.86051. The USGS records it on the Seabeck topographic map.

How high is Hood Canal?

20.6 metres (68 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Hood Canal?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a bay in the Geographic Names Information System.

Where does this information come from?

The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.

Method and sources

The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
  • USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service