Milwaukee Bay
Milwaukee Bay is a bay in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Milwaukee Bay is situated nearby to the quarter Jones Island, as well as near Harbor District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Address: WI
Places of Interest
Highlights include Milwaukee Breakwater Light and Milwaukee Pierhead 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.
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.
Erie Street Plaza
Park
Photo: Michael Pereckas, CC BY 2.0.
Erie Street Plaza is a park and public space in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that opened in 2010.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jones Island and Downtown Milwaukee.
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.
Downtown Milwaukee
Suburb
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Downtown Milwaukee is the central business district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The economic and symbolic center of the city and the Milwaukee metropolitan area, it is Milwaukee's oldest district and home to many of region's cultural, financial educational and historical landmarks including Milwaukee City Hall, Fiserv Forum and the Milwaukee Art Museum.
Milwaukee
Photo: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin, United States. The city's population is about 600,000 with about 1.6 million in the metropolitan area. It is in the southeastern portion of the state on the western shore of Lake Michigan.
Milwaukee Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.02279° or 43° 1′ 22″ northLongitude
-87.88814° or 87° 53′ 17″ westElevation
581 feet (177 metres)Open location code
86MJ24F6+4POpenStreetMap ID
node 368884066OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Milwaukee Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Milwaukee Bay (luuk sa Estados Unidos, Milwaukee County)”
- Cebuano: “Milwaukee Bay”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Harbor District and Lake Interchange.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jones Island Water Reclamation Facility and BMO Harris Pavilion.
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