Battle Point, Bainbridge Island, Washington

The northern part of the neighborhood extends to Arrow Point.

Battle Point also contains the communities of Tolo and Venice.

It includes the Edwin E. Ritchie Observatory, the John H. Rudolph Planetarium, the Battle Point Astronomical Association sundial, sports fields, gardens, horse corral, play structure, and other features.

Battle Point is named for a battle in which the local Suquamish tribe under chief Kitsap fought off a band of marauders from the north.

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The equatorial sundial at Battle Point Park, Bainbridge Island, Washington, being admired by Fred Sammartino
The Edwin E. Ritchie Observatory front door, with an insulator from the original extremely low frequency transmitter that was in that location during WWII for communicating with American submarines