1849 Lighthouse (Ruins)

1849 Lighthouse (Ruins) is a lighthouse in Door County, Northeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin. 1849 Lighthouse (Ruins) is situated near the lighthouse Plum Island Range Front Light, as well as near Plum Island Range Rear Light.

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 2 miles southeast of 1849 Lighthouse (Ruins).

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 2 miles southeast of 1849 Lighthouse (Ruins).

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 1849 Lighthouse (Ruins).

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 3½ miles west of 1849 Lighthouse (Ruins).

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 4 miles north of 1849 Lighthouse (Ruins).

1849 Lighthouse (Ruins)

Type: Lighthouse
Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Door County, Northeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.30377° or 45° 18′ 14″ north

Longitude

-86.95401° or 86° 57′ 14″ west

Open location code

86QM823W+G9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 925863960

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Plum Island Range Front Light and Plum Island Range Rear Light.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Keeper’s Dwelling and Fog Signal Building.

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