Tug Ludington
Tug Ludington is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Cherneyville Hill stands 308 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Harbor Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Built in 1943, the Major Wilbur F. Browder (LT-4), was involved in the logistics support of the 1944 Allied invasion of France. Renamed Ludington in 1947 upon return to the U.S.
What the record says
- Built
- 1943
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Harbor Park: 0.0 mi
- Harbor Point Park: 0.1 mi
- Selner Park Beach: 0.3 mi
- Father Marquette Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Haney Park: 0.7 mi
- World's Tallest Grandfather Clock: 0.1 mi
- UFO Landing Port: 16.6 mi
- Maribel Caves Hotel: 17.9 mi
- Shrine to St. Anthony: 20.5 mi
- Renard's Cheese & Deli: 21.9 mi
- Lenfestey Family Courtyard: 21.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 21.5 mi
- Peace United Methodist Vegetable & Flower Garden: 23.9 mi
- Starlite Garden: 24.0 mi
- Arthur C Keuler Place Flower Garden: 24.7 mi
- Father Marquette: 0.5 mi
- Algoma Fire and Rescue: 10.1 mi
- Voie de la Liberté Road of Freedom: 11.1 mi
- Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone: 11.1 mi
- Bank of Luxemburg: 11.4 mi
- Two Creeks Buried Forest State Natural Area: 9.4 mi
- Wilderness Ridge State Natural Area: 17.3 mi
- Richard J Drum Memorial Forest: 17.8 mi
- Cherney State Natural Area: 17.9 mi
- Cherney Maribel Caves County Park: 17.9 mi
- Nature Center: 16.3 mi
- Mishicot Historical Museum: 16.6 mi
- Belgian Heritage Center: 20.7 mi
- Rogers Street Fishing Village: 21.4 mi
- Washington House: 21.7 mi
- Montpelier Hills: 10.6 mi
- Cherneyville Hill: 11.5 mi
- Dhuey Hill: 13.7 mi
- Brussels Hill: 20.6 mi
- Scray Hill: 24.6 mi
- Kewaunee Pierhead Light: 0.5 mi
- Rawley Point Lighthouse: 17.2 mi
- Rawley Point Lighthouse: 17.2 mi
- Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Lighthouse: 24.9 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 2.4 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 2.5 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 18.4 mi
- Denmark Rest Area 52: 18.2 mi
- Maribel Rest Area 51: 18.3 mi
- Spirit of the Rivers Wayside: 24.0 mi
- Selner Park Public Swimming Beach: 0.3 mi
- Crescent Beach: 10.3 mi
- Wequiock Falls: 20.0 mi
- Lawton Gallery: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tug Ludington. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherneyville Hill | WSW 258° | 308 m | 11.5 mi |
| Montpelier Hills | W 261° | 289 m | 10.6 mi |
| Dhuey Hill | NNW 334° | 277 m | 13.7 mi |
| Scray Hill | W 263° | 269 m | 24.6 mi |
| Brussels Hill | NNW 348° | 259 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 | 05:06 | 19:54 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:26 | 16:14 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kewaunee, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 02000284OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — MAJOR WILBUR FR. BROWDER (tugboat), reference 02000284, listed 03/28/02.
OpenStreetMap element way/471991862
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