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
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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
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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
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Bayfield a city in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 584 at the 2020 census, making it the city with the smallest population in Wisconsin.
La Pointe
Village
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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″ northLongitude
-90.7724° or 90° 46′ 21″ westElevation
604 feet (184 metres)Open location code
86RFV62H+62OpenStreetMap ID
node 12801584437OpenStreetMap feature
natural=straitGeoNames ID
5278476
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