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About Rock Island, WA

Rock Island is a small Columbia River town in central Washington, home to about 1,250 people in Douglas County's desert climate. Highway 28 connects it to Wenatchee (15 miles) and Quincy (20 miles), while longer routes come via I-90 from Seattle or Spokane. The community sits between canyon walls where the river cuts through Cascade foothills. Rock Island gets its name from the actual rocky island visible in the Columbia River right next to town.

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Rock Island, WA is in United States, at 47.373, -120.142 - about 14 km south-east of East Wenatchee, WA.

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The closest airport to Rock Island, WA is Pangborn Memorial Airport, 11 km (about 12 min by car).

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