Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light
Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light is a lighthouse in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Saint Peters Dome stands 452 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, a historic site 1.8 miles away. Wisconsin Lake Superior Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off. 127 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
The story
The Ashland Harbor Breakwater lighthouse, also known as Ashland Breakwater Lighthouse, is an operational lighthouse located near Ashland in Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA. Located in Chequamegon Bay of Lake Superior, it is owned and managed by the National Park Service, and is a part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. It sits at the end of a long and detached breakwater, which creates an artificial harbor. A lighthouse keeper's quarters and a boathouse, constructed in 1916, are located about 2 miles (3.2 km) from the light. There are additional living quarters on the second and third stories of the lighthouse.
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Dates from 1915.
Wikidata Q4805246, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1915
- Height
- 18 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- U.S. Coast Guard
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Wisconsin Lake Superior Scenic Byway, National
127 named places within 25 miles
- Bay City Park: 2.1 mi
- East End Skating Rink: 2.2 mi
- Ellis Park: 2.4 mi
- Hodgkins Park: 2.5 mi
- Ashland County Courthouse Lawn: 2.7 mi
- The Ashland Oredock: 2.7 mi
- Young Elephant: 3.3 mi
- Ventaglio (Fan): 3.4 mi
- Chat: 3.4 mi
- Exercises: 3.4 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 18.5 mi
- Siskiwit Falls: 19.1 mi
- Morgan Falls: 19.5 mi
- Lower Potato River Falls: 19.8 mi
- Upper Potato River Falls: 19.9 mi
- Ashland Historical Society Museum: 2.7 mi
- Washburn Area Historical Society Museum: 3.3 mi
- Moka’aangiizisiban Tribal Museum: 10.2 mi
- Madeline Island Museum: 11.2 mi
- Madeline Island Heritage Center: 11.3 mi
- Washburn School Forest and Environmental Education Center: 4.6 mi
- South Shore Road Park: 9.9 mi
- Forest Park: 11.5 mi
- Big Ravine Nature Preserve: 13.5 mi
- Fire Hill: 14.2 mi
- Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy: 1.8 mi
- The Edmund Fitzgerald: 2.9 mi
- Northland College: 3.3 mi
- Radisson - Grosseilliers Fort: 3.9 mi
- Finn Settlement: 7.2 mi
- Locomotive 950: 2.8 mi
- Tsuga Lumps: 11.2 mi
- Ashland County Fairgrounds: 14.4 mi
- Artesian Well: 15.9 mi
- Twilite: 22.0 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 3.2 mi
- Zen Garden: 3.2 mi
- Medicine Garden: 3.3 mi
- Veterans' Memorial Garden: 11.3 mi
- Inga Klinger Memorial Garden: 12.8 mi
- Mount Valhalla: 10.4 mi
- Mount Ashwabay: 10.7 mi
- Saint Peters Dome: 19.2 mi
- Bob Rock: 23.7 mi
- Fish Creek Spring: 6.7 mi
- Sajdak Springs: 20.8 mi
- Broad Street Beach: 12.7 mi
- Buffalo Bay Beach: 16.1 mi
- Juniper Rock: 23.1 mi
- Clay Banks: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Peters Dome | S 184° | 452 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Valhalla | NW 306° | 412 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mount Ashwabay | N 349° | 400 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:36 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 20:14 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:23 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:28 | 16:19 |
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 | 13 | 17 | 27 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 32 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashland 3S, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 07000103OpenStreetMapWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, reference 07000103, listed 03/01/07.
OpenStreetMap element way/1313800147
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