Pilot Island Light
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.Photo: Jjegers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Wisconsin, United States
- Also known as: “Pilot Island Lighthouse” and “Porte des Mortes”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pilot Island and Plum Island.
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.
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. Plum Island is situated 2½ miles northwest of Pilot Island Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Northport and Gills Rock.
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 3 miles west of Pilot Island Light.
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 5 miles west of Pilot Island Light.
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 5 miles north of Pilot Island Light.
Pilot Island Light
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Washington Island, Door County, Wisconsin, Door County, Northeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.28442° or 45° 17′ 4″ northLongitude
-86.91956° or 86° 55′ 10″ westElevation
587 feet (179 metres)Open location code
86QM73MJ+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
way 75043993OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
5266960Wikidata ID
Q7194423
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In Other Languages
“Pilot Island Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de l’île Pilot”
- French: “Phare de l’île Pilot”
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