Middle Shoal
Middle Shoal is a reef in Door County, Northeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin. Middle Shoal is situated nearby to the village Detroit Harbor, as well as near the hamlet Northport.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
Pilot Island
Islet
Photo: Paulwehr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Middle Shoal.
Pilot Island Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Jjegers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Middle Shoal.
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, United States. The Washington Island Ferry runs scheduled passenger service to Northport from Detroit Harbor. Detroit Harbor is situated 3 miles north of Middle Shoal.
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 3 miles southwest of Middle Shoal.
Gills Rock
Hamlet
Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Gills Rock is situated 4½ miles southwest of Middle Shoal.
Middle Shoal
- Type: Reef
- Categories: bar and landform
- Location: Door County, Northeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.31677° or 45° 19′ 0″ northLongitude
-86.93628° or 86° 56′ 11″ westElevation
581 feet (177 metres)Open location code
86QM8387+PFOpenStreetMap ID
node 8600641759OpenStreetMap feature
natural=reef
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In Other Languages
“Middle Shoal” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Middle Shoal (piliw sa Estados Unidos, Wisconsin)”
- Cebuano: “Middle Shoal”
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Highlights include Plum Island Range Rear Light and 1849 Lighthouse (Ruins).
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