From this small beginning, Seattle has grown to 525,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 2.5 million. With a fine protected harbor, Elliot Bay, Seattle has become one of the world's great seaports. The Port of Seattle is one of the ten leading ports in America. It is the third largest container port in the U.S. and the sixth largest in the world. There are very few summer nights that are not cool enough for comfortable sleep.
Most rainfall occurs from late fall through early spring, while summer is dry.
If you don't sprinkle your lawn, you will have a dry, brown, yard. There are many churches throughout the area with nearly every denomination represented. Some of the churches have their diocesan or area headquarters in the area and there are many parochial or Christian schools. Medical facilities available would certainly rank among the best in the world. Among the notable hospitals are Children's Orthopedic and the Fred J. Hutchinson Cancer Institute which receives patients from all over the world.