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Horseshoe Island Memorial

Horseshoe Island Memorial from directly overhead

Horseshoe Island Memorial is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Mount Lowe stands 226 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Nicolet Bay Beach, a beach 1.1 miles away. Door County Coastal Byway passes 2.0 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

island in Door County, Wisconsin, United States

Wikidata Q14714464, matched on coordinates and name (104 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
"A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO THE HARDY GROUP WHO AS PART OF THE EARLY MORAVIAN SETTLERS OF EPHRAIM IN 1853 DIED AND WERE BURIED IN THIS LOCATION." ERECTED 1975 BY EPHRAIM MENS CLUB

How to reach it

Coordinates45.17875, -87.21060

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pirate Island: 2.3 mi
  • Harborside Park: 2.5 mi
  • Ephraim Wetlands Preserve: 2.5 mi
  • Peninsula Park White Cedar Forest State Natural Area: 3.2 mi
  • Clark Park: 3.8 mi
Museums: 17
  • Anderson Store Museum: 2.2 mi
  • Ephraim Historical Foundation: 2.2 mi
  • Pioneer School: 2.6 mi
  • Pioneer Cabin: 2.6 mi
  • Ephraim Fire Museum: 2.6 mi
Beaches: 12
Peaks: 7
  • 595: 2.7 mi
  • 591: 3.0 mi
  • 595: 3.0 mi
  • Old Baldy: 17.8 mi
  • Indian Mound: 22.4 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Anchor from schooner Oak Leaf: 1.5 mi
  • Anderson Store and Dock: 2.2 mi
  • Wood cabin: 17.4 mi
  • 45th parallel: 19.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
Artworks: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Island Clipper (aka Voight's Marine Service): 12.0 mi
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LoweSSW 201°226 m22.9 mi
709SSW 206°216 m24.1 mi
Indian MoundWSW 258°189 m22.4 mi
595W 263°181 m2.7 mi
595WSW 242°181 m3.0 mi
591WSW 253°180 m3.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2219:01
June solstice05:0219:5520:41
September equinox06:3718:0918:48
December solstice07:2515:2116:10

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130415363696761493726
Precip in1.71.11.72.73.53.33.13.03.43.62.31.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ephraim 1ne-wwtp, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5404816243

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