Hansville, Washington

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Coordinates: 47°55′08″N, 122°33′11″W

Hansville is an unincorporated community in Kitsap County, Washington, located at the northern end of the Kitsap Peninsula, affording sweeping views of Admiralty Inlet, Whidbey Island, and Puget Sound. Hansville is about 2.5 miles east-southeast of Foulweather Bluff.

The village has several stores and waterfront resorts.

There is an abundance of wildlife viewing and bird watching. Fishermen may catch salmon from the beach while taking in the views and watching the parade of marine traffic.

This rural community enjoys some of the area's lowest rainfall totals, making it an ideal outdoor recreation site. During the fishing season, many purse seiners operate just off the beach in the Hansville area.

Community members are very active with the most famous community activity being the Hansville Rummage Sale in August. Collection for the sale lasts almost all year, and tens of thousands of dollars are raised each year for good causes, such as scholarships for local kids.

An active group promoting the protection and preservation of Hansville's natural character is the Hansville Greenway Association.

Part of Hansville is a subdivision called Driftwood Key, built around a private marina in Coon Bay, which opens to Hood Canal just south of Foulweather Bluff. The community assocation, known as the Driftwood Key Club provides members with access to the marina, a boat launch, a pool and a clubhouse.


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