Nighthawk, Washington

Nighthawk is an unincorporated community on the Similkameen River in Okanogan County, Washington state, USA. It was named for a nearby (and now-closed) mine.^[1] Nighthawk is a (mostly former) logging area along Loomis-Oroville Highway west-northwest of Oroville, Washington. Nighthawk also features a 9am-5pm border crossing and is located along the Burlington Northern Railroad. The town of Nighthawk used to be a booming mine town at the turn of the century with hotels and had a burlesque house but the population now is about 5 people.

The border crossing is usually known as "the Nighthawk crossing" on the Canadian side, though the official name of the Canadian-side locality is Chopaka.

The Similkameen River a few miles from Nighthawk.

References

↑ Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6.

Coordinates: 48°58′00″N 119°38′31″W / 48.96667°N 119.64194°W / 48.96667; -119.64194

Municipalities and communities of Okanogan County, Washington, United States

County seat: Okanogan

Cities	Brewster Okanogan Omak Oroville Pateros Tonasket

Towns	Conconully Coulee Dam‡ Elmer City Nespelem Riverside Twisp Winthrop

CDPs	Disautel Loomis Malott Methow Nespelem Community North Omak

Unincorporated communities	Aeneas Azwell Carlton Ellisford Havillah Mazama Monse Nighthawk Olema Rocky Butte Synarep Wauconda

Indian reservation	Colville Indian Reservation‡

Ghost towns	Bodie Chesaw Golden Molson Loop Loop

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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