Sand Island Light
The Sand Island Light is a lighthouse located on the northern tip of Sand Island, one of the Apostle Islands, in Lake Superior in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, near the city of Bayfield.Photo: Steve Mercer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Wisconsin, United States
- Also known as: “Sand Island (Wisconsin) lighthouse”, “Sand Island (Wisconsin) Lighthouse”, and “Sand Island Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sevona.
Sevona
Heritage site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Sevona was a steel-hulled lake freighter that sank in Lake Superior off the coast of Sand Island in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The wreckage site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. Sevona is situated 1½ miles east of Sand Island Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sand Bay.
Sand Bay
Hamlet
Sand Bay is an unincorporated community in the town of Russell, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The community is located within the Red Cliff Indian Reservation. Sand Bay is situated 4½ miles southeast of Sand Island Light.
Sand Island Light
- Categories: heritage site, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bayfield County, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.0031° or 47° 0′ 11″ northLongitude
-90.93756° or 90° 56′ 15″ westHeight
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
86VF2336+6XOpenStreetMap ID
node 475922855OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q7415818
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Sand Island Light” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “沙島燈塔 (威斯康辛州)”
- Chinese: “沙島燈塔”
- French: “phare de Sand Island”
- French: “Phare de Sand Island”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include East Dock and Sevona Cabin.
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