Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge
Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located off the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin. Founded in 1913, the refuge consists of two Lake Michigan islands that act as nesting grounds for native bird species.Photo: USFWSmidwest, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Spider Island.
Spider Island
Island
Spider Island is an uninhabited island in Lake Michigan. It is located in Ellison Bay, in the town of Liberty Grove, Wisconsin. The Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge is made up of Spider Island, and nearby Gravel Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rowleys Bay and Ellison Bay.
Rowleys Bay
Village
Rowleys Bay is an unincorporated community located on Lake Michigan in northern Door County, Wisconsin, United States, in the town of Liberty Grove. The community is named after Peter Rowley, who settled in the area in 1835. Rowleys Bay is situated 2 miles west of Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Ellison Bay
Village
Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 5 miles northwest of Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Northport
Hamlet
Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 6 miles north of Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Type: Park
- Description: protected area in Wisconsin, United States
- Categories: National Wildlife Refuge and recreation area
- Location: Door County, Northeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.2086° or 45° 12′ 31″ northLongitude
-86.99484° or 86° 59′ 41″ westElevation
587 feet (179 metres)Open location code
86QM6254+C3OpenStreetMap ID
node 353873275OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge”
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Highlights include Newport Conifer-Hardwoods State Natural Area and Rowleys Bay Marina.
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