West Channel
West Channel is a strait in Ashland, Wisconsin. West Channel is situated nearby to the locality Roys Point, as well as near the village Red Cliff.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bass Island Brownstone Company Quarry.
Bass Island Brownstone Company Quarry
Quarry
The Bass Island Brownstone Company Quarry, also known as the Basswood Island Quarry, on Basswood Island in Lake Superior was operational from 1868 to 1893.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Red Cliff and Bayfield.
Red Cliff
Village
Red Cliff, also known as Gaa-Miskwaabikaang, is a Tribal Nation in the town of Russell, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. Red Cliff is the administrative center of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
Bayfield
Bayfield is a small town in Northwest Wisconsin. As of 2020, the permanent population was just over 500 persons. It is a popular gateway to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.La Pointe
Village
La Pointe is a town in Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States. The town includes all of the Apostle Islands except for the westernmost four, which lie in the towns of Bayfield and Russell in Bayfield County.
West Channel
- Type: Strait
- Category: body of water
- Location: Ashland, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
46.85052° or 46° 51′ 2″ north
Longitude
-90.7724° or 90° 46′ 21″ west
Elevation
604 feet (184 metres)
Open location code
86RFV62H+62
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=strait
GeoNames ID
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