Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Lighthouse
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Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Dhuey Hill stands 277 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Door County Coastal Byway passes 5.3 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Sturgeon Bay Canal lighthouse is a lighthouse located at the Coast Guard station near Sturgeon Bay in Door County, Wisconsin. Situated on the east side of the south entrance to the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, as the Sturgeon Bay Canal Lighthouse. The lighthouse originally was constructed in 1899; instability forced the addition of steel bracing in 1903. It is similar to the reinforced Devils Island Lighthouse. There are two lighthouses at this location, the other being the Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Light.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1899.
Wikidata Q7628986, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1899
- Height
- 29.9 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- U.S. Coast Guard
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Door County Coastal Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Memorial Field: 3.7 mi
- Martin Park: 4.0 mi
- Graham Park: 4.0 mi
- Cherry Blossom Park: 4.0 mi
- Sawyer Park: 4.0 mi
- Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Nature Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Crossroads at Big Creek-Ida Bay: 2.2 mi
- Doorland Preserve, Ltd.: 5.7 mi
- Bear Creek Nature Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Bay Shore Blufflands Nature Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Buoy and Sinker: 4.0 mi
- The Fluke Anchor: 4.1 mi
- Ship Propellers: 4.1 mi
- Karl Overland: 4.2 mi
- Ellsworth L. Peterson: 4.2 mi
- Door County Museum and Archives: 4.1 mi
- Door County Maritime Museum: 4.2 mi
- Belgian Heritage Center: 17.8 mi
- Alexander Noble House Museum: 23.2 mi
- Two-Seat Privy: 24.1 mi
- Sunset Park Beach: 5.0 mi
- @Beach Harbor Resort: 5.7 mi
- Beach @ Potawatomi State Park: 6.7 mi
- Crescent Beach: 14.7 mi
- Egg Harbor Beach: 17.4 mi
- Oil House: 8.9 mi
- Sherwood Point Cottage: 9.0 mi
- Sherwood Point Lighthouse: 9.0 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 9.0 mi
- Menominee North Pier Lighthouse: 24.8 mi
- Mount Lowe: 5.9 mi
- 709: 7.4 mi
- Old Baldy: 10.3 mi
- Brussels Hill: 13.9 mi
- Dhuey Hill: 18.7 mi
- Renard's Cheese & Deli: 9.8 mi
- World's Tallest Grandfather Clock: 25.0 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 14.8 mi
- Svens Bluff: 23.8 mi
- Bear Statue: 24.8 mi
- Fisherman Statue: 24.8 mi
- The Garden Door: 5.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhuey Hill | SW 235° | 277 m | 18.7 mi |
| Brussels Hill | WSW 258° | 259 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Lowe | NNW 329° | 226 m | 5.9 mi |
| 709 | NW 311° | 216 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:54 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:10 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 84003666OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Sturgeon Bay Canal Lighthouse, reference 84003666, listed 07/19/84.
OpenStreetMap element node/582704597
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