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About Medical Lake, WA

Medical Lake is a small city of 5,000 people located 16 miles southwest of Spokane via I-90 and State Route 902. The 20-minute drive from Spokane makes it a popular bedroom community, while visitors from Seattle face a four-hour journey east across the mountains. The town sits near Fairchild Air Force Base and serves as a gateway to eastern Washington's recreational areas. Medical Lake gets its name from the mineral-rich alkaline lake at the city's center, which early settlers believed had healing properties.

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Medical Lake, WA is in United States, at 47.571, -117.689 - about 11 km south-west of Fairchild AFB, WA.

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The closest airport to Medical Lake, WA is Spokane International Airport, 17 km (about 22 min by car).

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