Waugoshance Point
Waugoshance Point is a 2.5-mile-long cape or peninsula that juts into Lake Michigan from the northwest coast of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan in Emmet County.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Kate Ter Haar, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Cape
- Description: peninsula in Michigan, United States
- Also known as: “Fox Point” and “Wagooshance”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Temperance Island.
Temperance Island
Island
Temperance Island is an island off of Waugoshance Point, in Lake Michigan. It is located in Bliss Township of Emmet County, Michigan. Temperance and nearby Waugoshance Island are part of the Wilderness State Park.
Waugoshance Point
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Emmet, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.75845° or 45° 45′ 30″ northLongitude
-85.01189° or 85° 0′ 43″ westElevation
584 feet (178 metres)Open location code
86QPQX5Q+96OpenStreetMap ID
node 11985712662OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Waugoshance Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Waugoshance Point”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Waugoshance Island and Waugoshance Lighthouse.
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