Detroit Island
Detroit Island is an island in Lake Michigan in the southern part of the town of Washington in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The island has a land area of 2.578 km2, out of which 27.6% is open to the public.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Plum Island and Pilot Island.
Plum Island
Island
Plum Island is an island in Lake Michigan in the southern part of the town of Washington in Door County, off the tip of the Door Peninsula in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Plum Island is situated 2 miles west of Detroit Island.
Pilot Island
Islet
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Pilot Island is an island in Lake Michigan in the Town of Washington, in Door County, Wisconsin; it is part of Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge. An abandoned lighthouse, the Pilot Island Light, rests on the island, and three shipwrecks rest in the Pilot Island NW Site. Pilot Island is situated 2½ miles south of Detroit Island.
Pilot Island Light
Lighthouse
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The Pilot Island Light is a lighthouse located near Gills Rock, on Pilot Island at the east end of Death's Door passage, in Door County, Wisconsin. The building's design is similar to Pottawatomie Light on Rock Island, but is made of brick instead of stone. Pilot Island Light is situated 2½ miles south of Detroit Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Detroit Harbor and Northport.
Detroit Harbor
Village
Detroit Harbor is an unincorporated community located in the Town of Washington Island on Washington Island in Door County, Wisconsin. The Washington Island Ferry runs scheduled passenger service to Northport from Detroit Harbor. Detroit Harbor is situated 3 miles north of Detroit Island.
Northport
Hamlet
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Northport is an unincorporated community in the town of Liberty Grove in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. It is the northern terminus of WIS 42 and location of the peninsula-side ferry dock of the Washington Island Ferry. Northport is situated 4 miles southwest of Detroit Island.
Washington
Hamlet
Washington is an unincorporated community located in the town of Washington Island, Door County, Wisconsin, United States. Washington is located on the north side of Washington Island along County Highway W and near Washington Harbor; it is the northernmost community in Door County. Washington is situated 5 miles north of Detroit Island.
Detroit Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Door County, Wisconsin
- Categories: lake island and landform
- Location: Door County, Northeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Detroit Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Detroit Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos)”
- Cebuano: “Detroit Island”
- Japanese: “デトロイト島”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gills Rock and Ellison Bay.
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Highlights include Middle Shoal and Detroit Island Passage.
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