Phinney Bay
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Phinney Bay is a small bay
, 0.8 miles long, near and just off the north end of the Port Washington Narrows
in the Kitsap Peninsula
in western Washington. The city of Bremerton, Washington
is just south of the bay.
The Bremerton Yacht Club has its moorage with floats on the west side of the bay.
Bay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
, 0.8 miles long, near and just off the north end of the Port Washington Narrows
Port Washington Narrows
The Port Washington Narrows is a tidal strait located in Bremerton, Washington. The northwest entrance is marked on the west side by Rocky Point, and the southeast entrance is located at Point Turner on the west side and Point Herron on the east side....
in the Kitsap Peninsula
Kitsap Peninsula
The Kitsap Peninsula is an arm of land that is part of the larger Olympic Peninsula in Washington state that lies west of Seattle across Puget Sound. Hood Canal separates Kitsap Peninsula from the rest of the Olympic Peninsula...
in western Washington. The city of Bremerton, Washington
Bremerton, Washington
Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. The population was 38,790 at the 2011 State Estimate, making it the largest city on the Olympic Peninsula. Bremerton is home to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and the Bremerton Annex of Naval Base Kitsap...
is just south of the bay.
The Bremerton Yacht Club has its moorage with floats on the west side of the bay.