Department of Trivia: Geographical Location — Olympia, WA

The chantry resides a bit north of Olympia in a wooded area. The extensive property is owned by the chantry and surrounded by a dense tree population, thicket and brush. To the people of Olympia, the area appears to house a therapeutic youth group home, for troubled teens. This works as a perfect repellant for the good citizens of Olympia, who most of the time will strictly forbid their kids to fraternize with those definitely bad influences.

The property includes even a stretch of beach at the Ellis cove segment of Budd Inlet. There you’ll see occasional joggers and dog walkers, but even those usually hold their distance to the main property.

City and wider Area

Olympia

Olympia, WA, is a city of about 50.000 residents. It is located in Thurston County, at the shore of Budd inlet. Budd inlet is the Southernmost arm of Puget sound, a saltwater bay that is bordered by, among others, the cities of Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia.

The city houses a public state-related college and a community college. In the directly connected neighboring town of Lacey a private, Catholic university can be found.

The economy is dominated by light industry, especially timber, firearms and ultra-light aircrafts. In addition city and region creates significant revenue through tourism, mineral water, breweries and interestingly: a vibrant independent music industry.

A number of smaller cites connect, merge and interlock at the shores of the Puget sound. Together they form to the Greater Seattle area.

Indigenous lands

In the wider area a number of Indigenous controlled areas can be found. Among them the  Nisqually Nation, the Skokomish Tribe, the Squaxin Island Tribe, the Chehalis Reservation, the Puyallup Reservation, the Snoqualmie Reservation, the Muckleshoot Reservation, the Port Madison Reservation of the Suquamish Tribe and some smaller areas.

National parks

Olympia is surrounded by several national parks.

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