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Crescent Beach

Crescent Beach from directly overhead

Crescent Beach is a beach in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Cherneyville Hill stands 308 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Algoma Fire and Rescue, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Door County Coastal Byway passes 19 miles off. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Algoma
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates44.60130, -87.43875

111 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
  • Crescent Beach Boardwalk: 0.1 mi
  • Perry Park: 0.5 mi
  • Newman Park: 0.6 mi
  • Peterson Park: 1.1 mi
  • Kewaunee County Park: 2.5 mi
Historic sites: 18
Nature reserves: 7
Peaks: 6
  • Dhuey Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Brussels Hill: 12.8 mi
  • Montpelier Hills: 17.8 mi
  • Mount Lowe: 18.7 mi
  • Cherneyville Hill: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 4
Museums: 4
  • Tug Ludington: 10.3 mi
  • Belgian Heritage Center: 14.5 mi
  • Door County Maritime Museum: 16.1 mi
  • Door County Museum and Archives: 16.5 mi
Beaches: 4
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wequiock Falls: 21.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Lawton Gallery: 24.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crescent Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherneyville HillSW308 m18.8 mi
Montpelier HillsSW289 m17.8 mi
Dhuey HillWNW277 m9.5 mi
Brussels HillNW259 m12.8 mi
Mount LoweN226 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:02
June solstice05:0519:5420:39
September equinox06:3818:1118:49
December solstice07:2415:2516:13

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182130415262686760483625
Precip in1.41.01.62.83.23.33.23.83.03.02.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forestville-4e, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/157903775

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