Moonlight Bay Bedrock Beach State Natural Area
Moonlight Bay Bedrock Beach State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 181 m. Mount Lowe stands 226 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Two-Seat Privy, a museum 1.1 miles away. Door County Coastal Byway passes 2.6 miles off. 157 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 181 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Door County Coastal Byway, National
157 named places within 25 miles
- Toft Point State Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Mud Lake State Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- The Ridges Sanctuary State Natural Area: 2.7 mi
- Anclam Park: 3.3 mi
- Marshall's Point State Natural Area: 4.3 mi
- Baileys Harbor Swamp State Natural Area: 3.5 mi
- Kangaroo Lake Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Three Springs Nature Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Heins Creek Nature Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Three Springs Nature Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Two-Seat Privy: 1.1 mi
- Oil House: 1.1 mi
- Historic Iverson House: 6.6 mi
- Ephraim Fire Museum: 6.6 mi
- Pioneer Cabin: 6.7 mi
- Anderson Store and Dock: 7.1 mi
- Horseshoe Island Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Anchor from schooner Oak Leaf: 9.8 mi
- Wood cabin: 12.4 mi
- Minnie Hesh Cochems: 22.3 mi
- Village of Ephraim Public Beach: 6.6 mi
- Sister Bay beach: 7.4 mi
- Pebble Beach: 7.7 mi
- Fish Creek Public Beach: 8.8 mi
- Nicolet Bay Beach: 9.1 mi
- Sister Bluffs: 7.9 mi
- Svens Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Ellison Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Ellison Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Boyers Bluff: 23.8 mi
- 595: 10.6 mi
- 591: 11.1 mi
- 595: 11.2 mi
- Old Baldy: 13.2 mi
- Mount Lowe: 21.3 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 22.3 mi
- Sherwood Point Lighthouse: 22.3 mi
- Sherwood Point Cottage: 22.3 mi
- Oil House: 22.3 mi
- Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Lighthouse: 23.5 mi
- Island Clipper (aka Voight's Marine Service): 14.2 mi
- The Garden Door: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Moonlight Bay Bedrock Beach State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lowe | SW 224° | 226 m | 21.3 mi |
| 709 | SW 229° | 216 m | 23.3 mi |
| 595 | WNW 297° | 181 m | 10.6 mi |
| 595 | WNW 302° | 181 m | 11.2 mi |
| 591 | WNW 299° | 180 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 19:54 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:09 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:21 | 16:10 |
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 | 53 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ephraim 1ne-wwtp, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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