Waverly Shoal
Waverly Shoal is a reef in Door County, Northeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin. Waverly Shoal is situated nearby to the hamlet Northport, as well as near Gills Rock.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pilot Island and Pilot Island Light.
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 1½ miles east of Waverly 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 1½ miles east of Waverly Shoal.
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 2 miles north of Waverly Shoal.
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.
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 3½ miles west of Waverly Shoal.
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 Waverly Shoal.
Waverly Shoal
- Type: Reef
- Categories: Char (River Island) and landform
- Location: Door County, Northeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.28194° or 45° 16′ 55″ northLongitude
-86.95177° or 86° 57′ 6″ westElevation
581 feet (177 metres)Open location code
86QM72JX+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
node 8600678674OpenStreetMap feature
natural=reef
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In Other Languages
“Waverly Shoal” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Waverly Shoal (piliw)”
- Cebuano: “Waverly Shoal”
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