Diamond Point is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Clallam County, Washington, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, located on the Miller Peninsula

Miller Peninsula

The Miller Peninsula is a small peninsula in Clallam County, Washington and Jefferson County, Washington surrounded by Discovery Bay on the east, the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the north, and Sequim Bay to the west...

. Located mostly along the waterfront, Diamond Point is entirely residential. It is serviced by the small Diamond Point Airport

Diamond Point Airport

Diamond Point Airport is a private community airport located on the northwest corner of Miller Peninsula in Clallam County, Washington, northeast of Sequim. It opened in August 1970....

, notable for taxiways that run across town streets, connecting to hangars that are adjacent to driveways. Diamond Point is at the northwestern corner of Discovery Bay

Discovery Bay, Washington

Discovery Bay is:* A small bay adjoining the Strait of Juan de Fuca on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State; this body of water was also historically called Port Discovery...

, and looks north to Protection Island.

History

Diamond Point was a quarantine station for ships coming into the Puget Sound from outside the United States. There are still old relics of Diamond Point's past visible, including two crumbling docks, a spray house, a utility building, a hospital, and a nurses' quarters. The hospital and nurses' quarters are now private residences.

Another old community, Gardiner

Gardiner, Washington

right|450px|Looking north from GardinerGardiner is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Washington, United States. Gardiner is located on the Miller Peninsula, at the northern coast of the Olympic Peninsula on Discovery Bay,...

, is south of Diamond Point on the west side of the bay. Both areas were cleared in the late 19th century.