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Rawley Point Lighthouse

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Rawley Point Lighthouse, seen from above at true elevation

Rawley Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Cherneyville Hill stands 308 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

lighthouse in Wisconsin, United States

Dates from 1853.

Wikidata Q7297018, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1894
Height
34 m

What to expect

Operated by
U.S. Coast Guard

How to reach it

Coordinates44.21064, -87.50891

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rahr Memorial School Forest: 1.9 mi
  • Van der Brohe Arboretum: 4.0 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Hill Park: 4.4 mi
  • Neshotah Park: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Anchor: 10.1 mi
  • Cannon: 10.6 mi
  • Shipbuilder Badger: 10.8 mi
  • Manitowoc County Veterans Memorial: 10.9 mi
  • propeller: 11.0 mi
Museums: 12
Gardens: 11
  • Butterfly Garden: 5.6 mi
  • 3. The Sunken Garden: 9.1 mi
  • 4. The Pond Garden: 9.1 mi
  • 5. The Rose Garden: 9.1 mi
  • 6. The Red and White Garden: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 6
Rest areas: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • Niagara Escarpment: 17.3 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 17.3 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Cherneyville Hill: 18.5 mi
  • Montpelier Hills: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Tables: 14.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherneyville HillNW 324°308 m18.5 mi
Montpelier HillsNNW 327°289 m18.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:02
June solstice05:0719:5420:38
September equinox06:3818:1118:49
December solstice07:2315:2716:15

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231415161686860483626
Precip in1.81.42.03.43.44.13.33.22.52.82.11.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — TWO Rivers, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 84003706OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Rawley Point Light Station, reference 84003706, listed 07/19/84.

OpenStreetMap element node/582707554

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