Jones Island
Jones Island is a cape in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Jones Island is situated nearby to the locality Harbor View, as well as near the quarter Clock Tower Acres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kaszubes Park and Milwaukee Pierhead Light.
Milwaukee Pierhead Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Jjegers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Milwaukee Pierhead Light is an active lighthouse located in the Milwaukee harbor, just south of downtown. This aid to navigation is a 'sister' of the Kenosha North Pier Light.
Milwaukee Breakwater Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Jjegers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Milwaukee Breakwater lighthouse was built in 1926 in the harbor of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin to mark the entrance to the harbor. One of the last fully enclosed breakwater lighthouses in the Great Lakes, the structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jones Island and Bay View.
Jones Island
Quarter
Jones Island is an industrialized peninsula in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It began as a marsh island between the Milwaukee and Kinnickinnic rivers, and now forms the city's inner harbor design.
Bay View
Suburb
Photo: Sulfur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bay View is a neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, North America on the shores of Lake Michigan, south of the downtown area and north of the City of St. Francis. Bay View existed as an independent village for eight years, from 1879 to 1887.
Lincoln Village
Quarter
Lincoln Village is a south side neighborhood within the City of Milwaukee. Lincoln Village is situated 1½ miles southwest of Jones Island.
Jones Island
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.0139° or 43° 0′ 50″ northLongitude
-87.8962° or 87° 53′ 46″ westElevation
591 feet (180 metres)Open location code
86MJ2473+HGGeoNames ID
5258089
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