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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. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Algoma
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates44.60130, -87.43875

122 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
  • 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: 20
Nature reserves: 10
Peaks: 7
  • Dhuey Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Brussels Hill: 12.8 mi
  • Montpelier Hills: 17.8 mi
  • 709: 18.2 mi
  • Mount Lowe: 18.7 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
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 2
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 HillSW 230°308 m18.8 mi
Montpelier HillsSW 230°289 m17.8 mi
Dhuey HillWNW 286°277 m9.5 mi
Brussels HillNW 324°259 m12.8 mi
Mount LoweN 10°226 m18.7 mi
709N 2°216 m18.2 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 5080 °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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