Sherwood Point Lighthouse
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Sherwood Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 180 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. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Sherwood Point lighthouse is a lighthouse located near Idlewild in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. Situated on the west side of the north entrance to Sturgeon Bay, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q7495560, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1883
What to expect
- Operated by
- U.S. Coast Guard
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
- George J. Baudhuin: 5.0 mi
- Captain John Roen: 5.0 mi
- Semper Paratus: 5.0 mi
- Lost Great Lakes Mariners: 5.0 mi
- Bay Shore Blufflands Nature Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Bay Shore Blufflands Nature Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Bay Shore Blufflands Nature Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Bay Shore Blufflands Nature Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Crossroads at Big Creek-Ida Bay: 6.8 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: 17.3 mi
- Menominee County Heritage Museum: 17.3 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: 16.4 mi
- 709: 2.0 mi
- Mount Lowe: 3.3 mi
- Old Baldy: 11.5 mi
- Brussels Hill: 12.4 mi
- Indian Mound: 18.6 mi
- Sherwood Point Cottage: 0.0 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 0.0 mi
- Oil House: 0.0 mi
- Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Lighthouse: 9.0 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: 24.4 mi
- Renard's Cheese & Deli: 8.9 mi
- Mini golf: 22.2 mi
- Bear Statue: 15.9 mi
- Fisherman Statue: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sherwood Point Lighthouse. 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 |
| 709 | S 172° | 216 m | 2.0 mi |
| Indian Mound | NW 324° | 189 m | 18.6 mi |
| 595 | NNE 24° | 181 m | 20.1 mi |
| 595 | NNE 23° | 181 m | 21.1 mi |
| 591 | NNE 23° | 180 m | 20.6 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 84003663OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Sherwood Point Light Station, reference 84003663, listed 07/19/84.
OpenStreetMap element way/1075327157
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