Oil House
Oil House is a lighthouse in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Dhuey Hill stands 277 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Sherwood Point Cottage, a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. Door County Coastal Byway passes 4.7 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1883
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Door County Coastal Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- George K. Pinney County Park: 1.6 mi
- Hi-Cliff Park: 1.6 mi
- Sunset Park: 4.0 mi
- Amity Field: 4.5 mi
- Garland Park: 4.7 mi
- Minnie Hesh Cochems: 0.0 mi
- Captain John Roen: 5.0 mi
- Semper Paratus: 5.0 mi
- Lost Great Lakes Mariners: 5.0 mi
- Robert Laurie and Alexander Laurie: 5.0 mi
- Bay Shore Blufflands Nature Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Crossroads at Big Creek-Ida Bay: 6.8 mi
- Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Nature Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Lautenbach Woods Nature Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Oak Road Nature Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Door County Museum and Archives: 4.9 mi
- Door County Maritime Museum: 5.0 mi
- Belgian Heritage Center: 15.8 mi
- Marinette County Museum: 17.4 mi
- Menominee County Heritage Museum: 17.4 mi
- Beach @ Potawatomi State Park: 2.3 mi
- @Beach Harbor Resort: 3.4 mi
- Sunset Park Beach: 4.0 mi
- Egg Harbor Beach: 12.8 mi
- Tourist Park: 16.5 mi
- Mount Lowe: 3.3 mi
- Old Baldy: 11.5 mi
- Brussels Hill: 12.4 mi
- Indian Mound: 18.6 mi
- Dhuey Hill: 19.9 mi
- Sherwood Point Cottage: 0.0 mi
- Sherwood Point Lighthouse: 0.0 mi
- Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Lighthouse: 8.9 mi
- Menominee North Pier Lighthouse: 16.0 mi
- The Garden Door: 4.9 mi
- Demonstration Prairie: 22.8 mi
- Hamony Demonstration Gardens: 22.8 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 14.4 mi
- Svens Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Sister Bluffs: 24.5 mi
- Renard's Cheese & Deli: 8.9 mi
- Mini golf: 22.2 mi
- Bear Statue: 16.0 mi
- Fisherman Statue: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oil House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhuey Hill | SSW 208° | 277 m | 19.9 mi |
| Brussels Hill | SW 218° | 259 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Lowe | ESE 121° | 226 m | 3.3 mi |
| Indian Mound | NW 324° | 189 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:24 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:55 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 84003663OpenStreetMap- National Register of Historic Places — Sherwood Point Light Station, reference 84003663, listed 07/19/84.
OpenStreetMap element way/560439177
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