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 near the lighthouse Plum Island Range Rear Light, as well as near the reef Middle Shoal.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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

Photo: Paulwehr, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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″ north

Longitude

-86.94824° or 86° 56′ 54″ west

Open location code

86QM8362+WP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 547150659

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=maritime

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Plum Island Range Rear Light and 1849 Lighthouse (Ruins).

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