Pilot Island
Pilot Island is an island in Lake Michigan in the Town of Washington, in Door County, Wisconsin; it is part of Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge. An abandoned lighthouse, the Pilot Island Light, rests on the island.[1][2] Pilot Island lies in the middle of the southern opening of the Porte des Morts passage off the tip of the Door Peninsula.
 Pilot Island from air | |
  Pilot Island  Pilot Island | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Door County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 45°17′06″N 086°55′11″W |
| Adjacent bodies of water | Lake Michigan |
| Highest elevation | 581 ft (177.1 m) |
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Pilot Island earned its name due to the use of the island as a "pilot" by sailors going through the dangerous Porte des Morts passage.[3]
Nearby islands
Pilot Island is the small island at the lower right, with the larger Plum Island is at the lower left. Above Pilot Island is the long and narrow Detroit Island, with Washington Island in the distance.
Map of Death's Door islands. Pilot island is located in the southeastern portion.
References
- Seeing The Light - Pilot Island Lighthouse
- LIFE ON PILOT ISLAND - 1955
- "Pilot Island Lighthouse - WI Shipwrecks". www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
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