Upper Grassy Island Range Light
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
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Sea Dragon: 1.0 mi
- Zippin Pippin: 1.1 mi
- Bay Beach West Train: 1.2 mi
- Giant Slide: 1.2 mi
- Chairplane: 1.2 mi
- Historic Green Bay Road: 1.3 mi
- Cnesses Israel Synagogue: 1.6 mi
- The Birthplace Home of Earl "Curly" Lambeau: 1.7 mi
- Hazelwood: 2.5 mi
- Brown County Veterans Memorial: 3.6 mi
- 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
- The Children's Museum of Green Bay: 1.1 mi
- Neville Public Museum: 1.4 mi
- Nature Center: 1.7 mi
- Historic Hazelwood: 2.6 mi
- National Railroad Museum: 4.2 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Niagara Escarpment: 14.7 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 23.0 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 23.0 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 23.8 mi
- Denmark Rest Area 52: 17.6 mi
- Maribel Rest Area 51: 17.7 mi
- Lower Grassy Island Range Light: 0.0 mi
- Wequiock Falls: 6.6 mi
- Lime Rock: 17.2 mi
- East Side Beach: 24.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherneyville Hill | ESE 119° | 308 m | 15.5 mi |
| Montpelier Hills | ESE 116° | 289 m | 15.9 mi |
| Dhuey Hill | ENE 69° | 277 m | 20.0 mi |
| Scray Hill | S 177° | 269 m | 8.3 mi |
| Burdon Hill | WNW 290° | 237 m | 5.6 mi |
| Gopher Hill | SW 226° | 223 m | 12.7 mi |
| Platten Hill | W 278° | 219 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:56 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:27 | 16:15 |
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 | 17 | 20 | 31 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
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
Take the scenic way to Upper Grassy Island Range Light.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.