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Matthews Beach, Seattle
Seattle Neighborhood in King, Washington, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Matthews Beach is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington; it and Meadowbrook are the southern neighborhoods of the annexed township of Lake City (1954).[1] Matthews Beach lies about 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of the University of Washington, about 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Downtown.
Matthews Beach, Seattle | |
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![]() Matthews Beach Park in the Matthews Beach neighborhood. | |
![]() Matthews Beach Highlighted in Pink | |
Coordinates: 47°41′54″N 122°16′36″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | King |
City | Seattle |
Named for | Matthews Beach Park |
Zip Code | 98115 |
Area Code | 206 |
The general boundaries of Matthews Beach are:
- bounded on the north by NE 120th Street and Lakeside Place NE, the Cedar Park neighborhood,
- on the east by Lake Washington;
- on the south by NE 95th Street and Paisley Drive NE, the Sand Point and View Ridge neighborhoods; and
- on the west by 35th and 45th avenues, the Meadowbrook neighborhood (see map.
Neighborhoods in Seattle are informal.[2] The residents living west of Sand Point Way may consider themselves belonging to the adjacent neighborhoods of Meadowbrook or Wedgwood.[citation needed] The entirely residential neighborhood abuts Lake Washington and includes Matthews Beach, a seasonally popular city park with the largest Fresh water swimming beach in the city.