Captain John Roen
Captain John Roen is a memorial in Door County, Northeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin. Captain John Roen is situated nearby to Door County Maritime Museum, as well as near the historic site Ship’s Double Wheel.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sturgeon Bay Bridge and Door County Cherryland Airport.
Sturgeon Bay Bridge
Bridge
The Sturgeon Bay Bridge is a historic bridge in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States. The bridge was built in 1929 and opened July 4, 1931, with a grand parade where it was officially dedicated as a Door County Veterans Memorial which plaques at either end still reads "To honor those who gave of themselves, to their country, in times of need" as a gift by the State of Wisconsin. Sturgeon Bay Bridge is situated 690 feet northeast of Captain John Roen.
Door County Cherryland Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Luke119, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Door County Cherryland Airport is a county-owned public-use airport in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located two nautical miles west of the central business district of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Door County Cherryland Airport is situated 2 miles west of Captain John Roen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sturgeon Bay and Idlewild.
Sturgeon Bay
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Sturgeon Bay is the largest city in Wisconsin's Door County. The city is at the bottom of the Sturgeon Bay and contains an abundance of maritime activity and scenic landscape in the immediate area.
Idlewild
Hamlet
Idlewild is an unincorporated community located in the town of Nasewaupee, Door County, Wisconsin, United States. Idlewild is situated 4½ miles northwest of Captain John Roen.
Salona
Hamlet
Salona is an unincorporated community located 51⁄2 miles south of the city of Sturgeon Bay in the town of Clay Banks, in southern Door County, Wisconsin, United States. Salona is situated 6 miles south of Captain John Roen.
Captain John Roen
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Born in Tysse, Norway, where steep cliffs and narrow inlets receive the sea, John Roen answered the call to a life of adventure, traveling to the U.S. in 1906. He became a Captain in 1920, and through astute purchases of Great Lakes vessels he amassed...”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Door County, Northeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.83041° or 44° 49′ 50″ northLongitude
-87.38271° or 87° 22′ 58″ westOpen location code
86PJRJJ8+5WOpenStreetMap ID
node 9862848078OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Door County Maritime Museum and Ship’s Double Wheel.
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