Plum Island Life Saving Station
Plum Island Life Saving Station is a building in Door County, Northeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin. Plum Island Life Saving Station is situated nearby to the lighthouse Plum Island Range Rear Light, as well as near the reef Middle Shoal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 Life Saving Station.
Pilot Island Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Jjegers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Life Saving Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Northport and Detroit Harbor.
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 2 miles southwest of Plum Island Life Saving Station.
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 3 miles north of Plum Island Life Saving Station.
Gills Rock
Hamlet
Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 4 miles southwest of Plum Island Life Saving Station.
Plum Island Life Saving Station
- Type: Building
- Category: historic site
- Location: Door County, Northeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.31233° or 45° 18′ 44″ northLongitude
-86.94824° or 86° 56′ 54″ westOpen location code
86QM8362+WPOpenStreetMap ID
way 547150659OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritime
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Highlights include Plum Island Range Rear Light and 1849 Lighthouse (Ruins).
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