Langley WA is a waterfront village beautifully situated in the Whidbey Island, which is the second-largest saltwater island in the continental United States. Langley is well known for its rich history and also for the natural splendors it is marvelously surrounded with. This makes Langley great attraction for tourists from all over the world. Langley is situated facing north and east and is cuddled up into a watershed that drains into a small harbor. Whidbey Island drifts between the Olympic and the Cascade Mountain ranges engraved from the volcanic deposits that were, in the past, part of the gigantic glaciers.
Langley is proud of its rich cultural history which dates back to several decades. One of the known names in the history of Langley is of Joseph Anthes who was first to purchase land in the year 1890 that eventually grew as Langley. After a couple of years, Langley was named for a Seattle judge and partner of Anthes. Langley grew in size with the increase in logging and farming activities, then almost destroyed by storms, and then again rose to shore up northward voyage due to the gold rush fever.
Since then, Langley has grown and today it is a colorful small town, within an hour's journey from downtown Seattle (try this for a cheap Seattle hotel room). Langley has grown on many fronts and has added many attributes like active center for local commerce, a popular tourist destination, thriving place for artists, performers and artisans, farming activities, festivals, county fair, beaches, forests, pocket parks, a 250-seat performing arts center for local and world-class entertainment, a small marina, and the oldest cemetery on Whidbey Island.