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Outlook, Washington

Coordinates: 46°19′52″N 120°05′28″W / 46.33111°N 120.09111°W / 46.33111; -120.09111
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Outlook, Washington
Outlook, Washington is located in Yakima County
Outlook, Washington
Outlook, Washington
Outlook, Washington is located in Washington (state)
Outlook, Washington
Outlook, Washington
Coordinates: 46°19′52″N 120°05′28″W / 46.33111°N 120.09111°W / 46.33111; -120.09111
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyYakima
Government
 • TypeCensus Designated Place
Elevation
784 ft (239 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
292
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98938
Area code509
GNIS feature ID1512542[1]

Outlook is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States. Outlook is located along Interstate 82 and U.S. Route 12 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Sunnyside. Outlook has a post office with ZIP code 98938.[2]

Notable Citizens

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Astronaut Bonnie Dunbar was born in Valley Memorial Hospital in Sunnyside, Washington but she grew up in Outlook[3][4][5] Dunbar wrote in her oral history that "the school I started out in, Outlook Elementary, went to eight grades. It was a very small rural school. I think there were probably twenty-two, twenty-three in my class all the way through eighth grade graduation."[6][7]

Internet cartoonist Scott Meyer was born and raised in Outlook.[8]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Outlook, Washington
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ Yakima Herald. "It Happened Here: Bonnie Dunbar is Washington's first Woman in Space" May 10, 2019.
  4. ^ Faulk, Mike (May 30, 2016). "Memorial Day solemn for Sunnyside, former astronaut Bonnie Dunbar". Yakima Herald.
  5. ^ Seattle Times. "Former astronaut Dunbar to leave as CEO of Museum of Flight" April 16, 2010.
  6. ^ Engineering and Technology Wiki. "Oral History: Bonnie Dunbar"
  7. ^ History Link. "Dunbar, Bonnie J." June 27, 2011.
  8. ^ Basic Instructions by Scott Meyer. "How to Make Conversation with a New Friend. July 14, 2020