Gills Rock
Gills Rock is an unincorporated community located on Highway 42 at the northern tip of the Door Peninsula in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. It is within the town of Liberty Grove and was formerly known as Hedgehog Harbor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Door County, Wisconsin
- Also known as: “Gills Rock, WI”, “Gills Rock, Wisconsin”, and “Wah-ya-qua-kah-me-kong”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Northport and Ellison Bay.
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 2 miles east of Gills Rock.
Ellison Bay
Village
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Ellison Bay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northern Door County, Wisconsin, United States, within the town of Liberty Grove and is located on Highway 42 along the Green Bay. Ellison Bay is situated 3½ miles southwest of Gills Rock.
Rowleys Bay
Village
Rowleys Bay is an unincorporated community located on Lake Michigan in northern Door County, Wisconsin, in the town of Liberty Grove. The community is named after Peter Rowley who settled in the area in 1835. Rowleys Bay is situated 5 miles south of Gills Rock.
Gills Rock
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Liberty Grove, Door County, Northeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.28999° or 45° 17′ 24″ northLongitude
-87.02178° or 87° 1′ 18″ westElevation
600 feet (183 metres)Open location code
86QJ7XQH+X7OpenStreetMap ID
node 153693756OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Volapük—“Gills Rock” goes by many names.
- French: “Gills Rock”
- Irish: “Gills Rock”
- Persian: “گیلز راک، ویسکانسین”
- Persian: “گیلز راک”
- South Azerbaijani: “قیلز راک، ویسکانسین”
- Volapük: “Gills Rock (WI)”
- Volapük: “Gills Rock (Wisconsin)”
- Volapük: “Gills Rock, WI”
- Volapük: “Gills Rock, Wisconsin”
- Volapük: “Gills Rock”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Island Clipper (aka Voight’s Marine Service) and Door County Maritime Museum.
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