Plum Island Range Rear Light
Plum Island Range Rear Light is a lighthouse in Washington Island, Door County, Wisconsin, Door County, Wisconsin. Plum Island Range Rear Light is situated nearby to the lighthouse Plum Island Range Front Light, as well as near 1849 Lighthouse (Ruins).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plum Island and Pilot Island.
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.
Pilot Island
Islet
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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 2½ miles southeast of Plum Island Range Rear Light.
Pilot Island Light
Lighthouse
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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 2½ miles southeast of Plum Island Range Rear Light.
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. Northport is situated 1½ miles southwest of Plum Island Range Rear Light.
Gills Rock
Hamlet
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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 Plum Island Range Rear Light.
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 3½ miles north of Plum Island Range Rear Light.
Plum Island Range Rear Light
- Type: Lighthouse
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Washington Island, Door County, Wisconsin, Door County, Northeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.30765° or 45° 18′ 28″ northLongitude
-86.95813° or 86° 57′ 29″ westElevation
597 feet (182 metres)Open location code
86QM825R+3POpenStreetMap ID
node 582699343OpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritimeOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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