Emerson Island
Emerson Island is an islet in Keweenaw, Michigan.Places of Interest
Highlights include SS Monarch and Rock Harbor Campground.
SS Monarch
Heritage site
SS Monarch was a passenger-package freighter built in 1890 that operated on the Great Lakes. She was sunk off the shore of Isle Royale in Lake Superior in 1906 and the remains of her wreck and cargo are still on the lake bottom. SS Monarch is situated 2 miles northeast of Emerson Island.
Rock Harbor Campground
Campsite
Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0.
Rock Harbor Campground is a campsite, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Emerson Island.
Emerson Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Keweenaw County, Michigan, United States
- Categories: island, forest, locality, and landform
- Location: Keweenaw, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.16359° or 48° 9′ 49″ northLongitude
-88.46275° or 88° 27′ 46″ westElevation
600 feet (183 metres)Open location code
86WH5G7P+CVOpenStreetMap ID
way 146305280OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4992109Wikidata ID
Q49637609
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Emerson Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Emerson Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos)”
- Cebuano: “Emerson Island”
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