Port Washington Breakwater Light
Port Washington Breakwater Light is a lighthouse in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Powder Hill stands 405 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Coal Dock, a park 0.3 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Port Washington Breakwater Light is a lighthouse built in 1935 at the entrance to the Port Washington, Wisconsin harbor on Lake Michigan. The second tower at this location, it remains an active aid to navigation. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.
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Dates from 1889.
Wikidata Q7231028, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1935
- Height
- 14.3 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- U.S. Coast Guard
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Coal Dock: 0.3 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.4 mi
- Coal Dock Park: 0.5 mi
- Stacker Park: 0.8 mi
- Oakland Avenue Green: 0.8 mi
- Melvin Wester Belgium Memorial Post 412: 8.0 mi
- Generations Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 8.8 mi
- 100 Years: 8.8 mi
- Dedicated to those who served: 8.8 mi
- Little Dancer, At 14: 15.6 mi
- Ajuga Daydream: 15.7 mi
- Bird of Hope and Joy: 16.4 mi
- Elk: 17.5 mi
- On Watch: 17.7 mi
- Sauk Creek Nature Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Lion's Den Gorge Nature Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Ulao Waterfowl Production Area: 3.4 mi
- Kurtz Woods State Natural Area: 4.9 mi
- Harrington Beach State Park: 8.1 mi
- Tipi: 13.2 mi
- Pleasure Valley Pumpkins: 17.8 mi
- Sprecher Brewery: 20.0 mi
- Juneteenth Day: 21.9 mi
- Summer Soulstice Music Festival: 22.5 mi
- Ozaukee County Pioneer Village: 7.7 mi
- Pioneer Village: 7.7 mi
- Luxembourg American Cultural Society & Center: 8.3 mi
- Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts: 8.5 mi
- Cedarburg Fire Department Museum: 8.8 mi
- President's Courtyard: 9.5 mi
- Memory Garden: 10.3 mi
- Community Church Garden: 16.0 mi
- Memorial Garden: 19.2 mi
- Florence Lambert Community Garden: 19.9 mi
- South Beach: 0.6 mi
- Public Beach: 2.9 mi
- North Beach: 8.3 mi
- Private Beach: 12.8 mi
- Bradford Beach: 22.3 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 8.8 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 8.8 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 8.8 mi
- Pet Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 21.8 mi
- Mount Bayside: 14.1 mi
- Fox Hill: 19.8 mi
- Powder Hill: 23.2 mi
- Dundee Mountain: 24.1 mi
- McMullen Hill: 24.8 mi
- Port Washington Light Station: 0.6 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 22.1 mi
- Stonehaven: 8.0 mi
- Winooski: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Port Washington Breakwater Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powder Hill | WSW 258° | 405 m | 23.2 mi |
| Dundee Mountain | NW 321° | 366 m | 24.1 mi |
| Fox Hill | W 267° | 352 m | 19.8 mi |
| McMullen Hill | NW 325° | 341 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:32 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 34 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 70 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Washington, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1320730392
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