Ship Propellers
Ship Propellers is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Dhuey Hill stands 277 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Fluke Anchor, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Door County Coastal Byway passes 3.7 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Much of the history of the City of Sturgeon Bay has been shaped by the comings and goings of all manner of ships and boats. The marine propeller played an important role as these vessels transitioned from sail to steam as their primary means of propulsion
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Door County Coastal Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Sawyer Park: 0.0 mi
- Bayview Park: 0.2 mi
- Graham Park: 0.3 mi
- Otumba Park: 0.4 mi
- Martin Park: 0.4 mi
- Crossroads at Big Creek-Ida Bay: 2.2 mi
- Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Doorland Preserve, Ltd.: 7.0 mi
- Bay Shore Blufflands Nature Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Bay Shore Blufflands Nature Preserve: 7.6 mi
- The Fluke Anchor: 0.0 mi
- Buoy and Sinker: 0.1 mi
- Karl Overland: 0.1 mi
- Ellsworth L. Peterson: 0.1 mi
- Fred J. Peterson: 0.1 mi
- Door County Maritime Museum: 0.1 mi
- Door County Museum and Archives: 0.5 mi
- Belgian Heritage Center: 15.4 mi
- Alexander Noble House Museum: 21.7 mi
- Marinette County Museum: 22.4 mi
- Sunset Park Beach: 1.2 mi
- @Beach Harbor Resort: 1.7 mi
- Beach @ Potawatomi State Park: 2.8 mi
- Egg Harbor Beach: 15.7 mi
- Crescent Beach: 16.0 mi
- Mount Lowe: 2.7 mi
- 709: 3.3 mi
- Old Baldy: 10.8 mi
- Brussels Hill: 11.6 mi
- Dhuey Hill: 17.8 mi
- Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Lighthouse: 4.1 mi
- Oil House: 5.1 mi
- Sherwood Point Cottage: 5.1 mi
- Sherwood Point Lighthouse: 5.1 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 5.1 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 13.0 mi
- Svens Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Bear Statue: 21.0 mi
- Fisherman Statue: 21.1 mi
- The Garden Door: 4.2 mi
- Renard's Cheese & Deli: 7.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ship Propellers. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhuey Hill | SW 222° | 277 m | 17.8 mi |
| Brussels Hill | WSW 243° | 259 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Lowe | N 6° | 226 m | 2.7 mi |
| 709 | NW 317° | 216 m | 3.3 mi |
| Indian Mound | NW 325° | 189 m | 23.7 mi |
| 595 | NNE 14° | 181 m | 23.5 mi |
| 595 | NNE 13° | 181 m | 24.5 mi |
| 591 | NNE 13° | 180 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:23 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:55 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:10 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:23 | 16:12 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sturgeon BAY EXP Farm, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9863057923
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