Horseshoe Island Memorial
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. 3 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
- 2.0 mi off the Door County Coastal Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Nicolet Bay Beach: 1.1 mi
- Village of Ephraim Public Beach: 2.6 mi
- Pebble Beach: 2.9 mi
- Fish Creek Public Beach: 3.9 mi
- Sunset Beach Park: 4.0 mi
- 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
- Sister Bluffs: 2.8 mi
- Svens Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Ellison Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Boyers Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Bowyer Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Old Baldy: 17.8 mi
- Indian Mound: 22.4 mi
- Mount Lowe: 22.9 mi
- Menominee North Pier Lighthouse: 19.1 mi
- Sherwood Point Lighthouse: 22.6 mi
- Sherwood Point Cottage: 22.6 mi
- Bear Statue: 19.7 mi
- Fisherman Statue: 19.8 mi
- Island Clipper (aka Voight's Marine Service): 12.0 mi
- The Garden Door: 21.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lowe | SSW 201° | 226 m | 22.9 mi |
| Indian Mound | WSW 258° | 189 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:22 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 19:55 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:09 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:21 | 16:10 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 21 | 30 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ephraim 1ne-wwtp, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5404816243
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