Around Olympia ...
For comparison, Olympia has a population of 53,600 people.
The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Olympia, with the nearest first.
- Tumwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lacey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Olympia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tanglewilde
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kellys Korner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Puget
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Littlerock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Kamilche
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nisqually Indian Community
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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- Anderson Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tenino
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- DuPont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Longbranch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McIntosh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Lewis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
For more communities neighboring Olympia, please visit our County-by-County Page for Olympia.
Thurston County ...
Olympia is located in Thurston County<4> and is the County Seat.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Thurston County: Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason & Pierce. The northeastern boundary of the county is on Pudget Sound.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Olympia ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Olympia.
Airports Near Olympia ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<5> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Olympia and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Olympia.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olympia ...
Looking for more information about Olympia? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Olympia. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Olympia, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Olympia.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Washington:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Olympia. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Thurston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <5> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Olympia), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |