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Kewaunee Pierhead Light

Kewaunee Pierhead Light is a lighthouse in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Cherneyville Hill stands 308 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Selner Park Public Swimming Beach, a beach 0.4 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

The Kewaunee Pierhead lighthouse is a lighthouse located near Kewaunee in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. The lighthouse looks nearly identical to the Holland Harbor Lighthouse, except that it is colored white.

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Dates from 1891.

Wikidata Q6397941, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1931

What to expect

Operated by
U.S. Coast Guard

How to reach it

Coordinates44.45730, -87.49315

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Harbor Point Park: 0.4 mi
  • Selner Park Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Harbor Park: 0.4 mi
  • Father Marquette Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • City of Kewaunee Memorial Field: 0.8 mi
Attractions: 29
Gardens: 12
  • Butterfly Garden: 21.5 mi
  • Lenfestey Family Courtyard: 21.6 mi
  • Peace United Methodist Vegetable & Flower Garden: 24.3 mi
  • Starlite Garden: 24.5 mi
  • 3. The Sunken Garden: 24.7 mi
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 10
Peaks: 4
  • Montpelier Hills: 11.0 mi
  • Cherneyville Hill: 11.9 mi
  • Dhuey Hill: 14.0 mi
  • Brussels Hill: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wequiock Falls: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Lawton Gallery: 21.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherneyville HillW 260°308 m11.9 mi
Montpelier HillsW 262°289 m11.0 mi
Dhuey HillNNW 333°277 m14.0 mi
Brussels HillNNW 347°259 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:02
June solstice05:0619:5420:39
September equinox06:3818:1118:49
December solstice07:2415:2616:14

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130415262686860483625
Precip in1.51.11.73.03.33.83.63.43.12.92.21.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kewaunee, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1228456711

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