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Upper Grassy Island Range Light

Upper Grassy Island Range Light, seen from above at true elevation

Upper Grassy Island Range Light is a lighthouse in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Cherneyville Hill stands 308 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Grassy Island Range Light, a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

lighthouse in Wisconsin, United States

Dates from 1872.

Wikidata Q5597610, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1872
Height
10.7q

What to expect

Operated by
Green Bay Yachting Club

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates44.53615, -88.00527

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Green Bay Metro Boat Launch: 0.1 mi
  • Fort Howard Park: 0.8 mi
  • Renard Island: 1.0 mi
  • Bayview Park: 1.1 mi
  • Brisk Park: 1.2 mi
Attractions: 44
Historic sites: 26
Artworks: 14
  • Liberty Bell Replica: 1.6 mi
  • Renewal Coil: 1.7 mi
  • Frog for Dinner: 1.8 mi
  • My House of Feather and Stone: 1.8 mi
  • Fish Arts: 1.8 mi
Museums: 11
Gardens: 10
  • Arthur C Keuler Place Flower Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Starlite Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Peace United Methodist Vegetable & Flower Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Lenfestey Family Courtyard: 4.2 mi
  • Herb Garden: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves: 10
  • Newberry Conservancy: 3.4 mi
  • Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve: 4.6 mi
  • Phil Sager Tract: 4.9 mi
  • Foxtails Wildlife Area: 9.9 mi
  • Holland State Wildlife Area: 16.9 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Webster Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Platten Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Burdon Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Scray Hill: 8.3 mi
  • Gopher Hill: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Niagara Escarpment: 14.7 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 23.0 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 23.0 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wequiock Falls: 6.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • East Side Beach: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Sunset Beach: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Upper Grassy Island Range Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherneyville HillESE 119°308 m15.5 mi
Montpelier HillsESE 116°289 m15.9 mi
Dhuey HillENE 69°277 m20.0 mi
Scray HillS 177°269 m8.3 mi
Burdon HillWNW 290°237 m5.6 mi
Gopher HillSW 226°223 m12.7 mi
Platten HillW 278°219 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2619:04
June solstice05:0819:5620:41
September equinox06:4018:1318:51
December solstice07:2615:2716:15

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172031435665696860493624
Precip in1.31.11.93.13.64.23.73.43.42.82.01.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Green BAY Botanical, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 04001484OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — Grassy Island Range Lights, reference 04001484, listed 01/12/05.

OpenStreetMap element way/899513852

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