Quietest Places in WA...Least Man-Made Noise? (Olympia, Vashon: to rent, crime)

[wolfdog]

Originally Posted by mayfair

The Growlers do shake the ground and can be painful on the ears when they are training. They fly over Island County (including Camano), north Sno County near the water, western Skagit County including Anacortes. All of these areas will experience some extreme noise at times. It's worse than the commercial jets in the Sea-Tac flight path but it's not constant. You do get quieter times when they aren't training. It's painful to be hiking at Deception Pass and get your ears blasted.

That last sentence. Good grief. I bike at DP all the time, and have never experienced that 'pain', snowflake.

[Botev1912]

Originally Posted by mayfair

The Growlers do shake the ground and can be painful on the ears when they are training. They fly over Island County (including Camano), north Sno County near the water, western Skagit County including Anacortes. All of these areas will experience some extreme noise at times. It's worse than the commercial jets in the Sea-Tac flight path but it's not constant. You do get quieter times when they aren't training. It's painful to be hiking at Deception Pass and get your ears blasted.

I have been to Deception Pass and Anacortes at least 7-8 times but never heard these planes.

[mayfair]

You must not have been there when they are flying. You'd know it if they were.

[mayfair]

Originally Posted by wolfdog

That last sentence. Good grief. I bike at DP all the time, and have never experienced that 'pain', snowflake.

Thanks for the namecalling. How long have you lived there? I've been visiting/hiking there for 30 some years. The planes aren't always practicing and have different flight paths.

[mayfair]

Field carrier training schedule is listed below. Anyone who wants facts beyond anecdotes can check the schedule before going and see when/if they are flying: https://whidbeycamanoislands.com/jets-on-whidbey/

[xPlorer48]

Originally Posted by wolfdog

I've experienced the jet noise, in a variety of situations, including at the end of the OLF Coupeville runway, taking off right over my head(which is a real rush, BTW). It's pretty darn loud there; but only right there. When they're well above ground, it'd not too loud.
But I doubt it's the individual moments of loud that get a few folks riled up. Rather, it's the that fact that it's a permanent situation. They don't want quieter jets. They want all jets off the island. NIMBY

We spent 3 days at Fort Casey state park several weeks ago. The first day they were using the landing strip by Coupeville. LOUD! If we wore earplugs and cranked up the music, it wasn’t so bad. But, we camped there to walk the beaches which was difficult due to the noise. The next two days weren’t as bad. You can find their flight and landing schedule link on the Fort Casey state park website. The next time we winter camp there, we will check out the schedules before making reservations.

And, while we were there, the channel for the ferry landing was being dredged which was a 20 hour per day operation. Fascinating to watch and it will be completed soon.

My grandparents bought waterfront property in 1962 near Coupeville before the escalation in flights. Then, the Viet Nam war began and the noise began. It hasn’t subsided. They used to have a sign by the fighter planes that said:”Pardon our noise. It is the sound of freedom”.

[pnwguy2]

Originally Posted by homesinseattle

In King County, Vashon Island can be very quiet.

Really, isn't that right under the north to south Sea-Tac vector? Perhaps quieter jets make it better.

[wolfdog]

Originally Posted by xPlorer48

We spent 3 days at Fort Casey state park several weeks ago. The first day they were using the landing strip by Coupeville. LOUD! If we wore earplugs and cranked up the music, it wasn’t so bad. But, we camped there to walk the beaches which was difficult due to the noise. The next two days weren’t as bad. You can find their flight and landing schedule link on the Fort Casey state park website. The next time we winter camp there, we will check out the schedules before making reservations.

And, while we were there, the channel for the ferry landing was being dredged which was a 20 hour per day operation. Fascinating to watch and it will be completed soon.

My grandparents bought waterfront property in 1962 near Coupeville before the escalation in flights. Then, the Viet Nam war began and the noise began. It hasn’t subsided. They used to have a sign by the fighter planes that said:”Pardon our noise. It is the sound of freedom”.

"But, we camped there to walk the beaches which was difficult due to the noise." Did the noise make the camping difficult or beach walking difficult? Did they fly after 10pm?

[mayfair]

Originally Posted by wolfdog

Do you want all jets off the island? What do you think is the solution?

No, this is a thread where an OP is looking for a quiet area. Many people, including me, are pointing out what areas of Island, Sno and Skagit Counties will experience noise from Growler jets. Yes, the noise can be painful when they fly low and shake the ground. You will possibly experience this when you live here long enough if you have good hearing.

[xPlorer48]

Originally Posted by wolfdog

"But, we camped there to walk the beaches which was difficult due to the noise." Did the noise make the camping difficult or beach walking difficult? Did they fly after 10pm?

Well, when we walk along the beaches there, we enjoy the sound of the waves lapping on the shore. It brings back fond memories of walking along the beach at my grandparents. Just a native PNW thing, I guess. So, yes, the loud noise the first day made for an unpleasant walk. We ate lunch inside our camper and could hear the planes which made communicating impossible. We are early to bed folks so noise until 10pm was irritating. Next time, we will plan to be there when no flights are scheduled for the Coupeville landing strip.m