Point Roberts, WA Unique In Its Isolation & Beauty

Point Roberts, Whatcom County WA, is an approximately 5-square-mile area located twenty miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. What makes it unique is that it shares an international border with Tsawwassen, a southern suburb of Vancouver BC. The geographic isolation of Point Roberts from the rest of the United States is the result of a 19th century boundary dispute between the United States and Great Britain. The dispute was finally resolved with a 1846 Treaty, which established the 49th parallel as the international boundary on the western North American mainland. To reach Point Roberts by land from the main body of Washington State first requires driving twenty-three miles from Blaine, Washington across southwestern British Columbia. The trip to Point Roberts requires the customs formalities of passing through two international borders! Thank goodness for Nexus!
Point Roberts Interesting Links

http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/pds/planning/PointRoberts.htm http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/pds/planning/documents/pt_roberts_char.pdf http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/parks/lighthouse/lighthouse.jsp http://www.pointrobertschamber.com/ http://www.pointrobertsmarina.com/ http://www.allpointbulletin.com/

Per the Whatcom County Website; "Point Roberts is a unique area of Whatcom County because of its relatively small size, its mixed development character, its relative isolation, and the constraints on normal growth patterns caused by the international border. This geographic isolation from the remainder of Whatcom County complicates the direct application of other zone districts within Title 20"

See Pdf: http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/pds/pdf/planning/landuse_brochures/lubroch-H.pdf

For Point Roberts Residential Appraisal call Bennett Appraisals 360-746-0224
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