Pottawatomie Light
Pottawatomie Lighthouse, also known as the Rock Island Light, is a lighthouse in Rock Island State Park, on Rock Island in Door County, Wisconsin. Lit in 1836, it is the oldest light station in Wisconsin and on Lake Michigan.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Wisconsin, United States
- Also known as: “Potawatomie Lighthouse” and “Pottawatomie Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rock Island.
Rock Island
Island
Rock Island is a mostly wooded island off the tip of Wisconsin's Door Peninsula at the mouth of Green Bay, in Door County, Wisconsin. The 974.87-acre island is approximately 1.6 miles long and 1.1 miles wide.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Washington.
Washington
Hamlet
Washington is an unincorporated community located within the Town of Washington Island in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. It lies on the northern part of Washington Island, along County Highway W, near the shoreline of Washington Harbor. Washington is situated 6 miles southwest of Pottawatomie Light.
Pottawatomie Light
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Washington Island, Door County, Wisconsin, Door County, Northeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.42755° or 45° 25′ 39″ northLongitude
-86.8282° or 86° 49′ 42″ westElevation
659 feet (201 metres)Open location code
86QMC5HC+2POpenStreetMap ID
way 39659357OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
“Pottawatomie Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Pottawatomie”
- French: “Phare de Pottawatomie”
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