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Southport Light Station Museum

Southport Light Station Museum from directly overhead

Southport Light Station Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Kenosha Light, a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

lighthouse in Wisconsin, United States

Dates from 1866.

Wikidata Q6391310, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1866

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.58941, -87.81589

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • D-Day Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Christopher Columbus: 0.4 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • Leonard Entryway: 2.5 mi
Parks
Attractions
  • Wisconsin Welcome Sign: 3.8 mi
  • Mars Cheese Castle: 7.3 mi
  • Laser Tag: 7.3 mi
  • The Vault: 7.3 mi
  • Ballocity: 7.4 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 29
Gardens: 21
  • Sturtevant Community Gardens: 8.6 mi
  • Walden III Rain Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Racine Bicentennial Gardens: 9.6 mi
  • Walkabout Creek: 11.1 mi
  • Bowen Formal Garden: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 20
Picnic sites: 18
  • Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 5.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 4: 5.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 5.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 5.9 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Ma Mère: 0.3 mi
  • Sphere: 0.3 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln: 0.6 mi
  • Jockey International Globe: 1.3 mi
  • Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln Monument: 9.2 mi
Peaks: 5
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 1
  • Indian Spring: 4.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Southport Light Station Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gander MountainWSW 251°283 m20.3 mi
Mount TomWNW 284°265 m19.5 mi
Mount MoriahWSW 258°257 m23.4 mi
Bald KnobSW 235°235 m24.4 mi
Leahy HillSSW 203°234 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:04
June solstice05:1419:5020:33
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1915:3616:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736455565727164524029
Precip in1.91.82.74.24.14.13.43.73.53.52.42.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kenosha Wwtp, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 90000995OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — Kenosha Light Station, reference 90000995, listed 06/28/90.

OpenStreetMap element way/84835903

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