Chambers Island
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Chambers Island, named in honor of Col.
Talbot Chambers, is a 2,834 acre (4.428 sq. mi.) island
in Green Bay, about 7 miles (11.3 km) off the coast of the Door Peninsula
, near Gibraltar
, Wisconsin
. It is part of Door County
.
Approximately 1/8 (12.3%) of the island's area is taken up by shallow 348.73 acres (1.4 km²) Mackaysee Lake, in the northeastern part of the island. The land area is 10.04 km² (3.8765 sq mi, or 2,481 acres). Since 1867, the island has been home to the Chambers Island
lighthouse
, which has been deactivated since 1961. The lighthouse has been the maintained at the 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) Chambers Island County Park since its commissioning in 1976.
The highest elevation on the island is approximately 55' above the lakeshore. In the southeast, Chambers Island narrows to a spit, called Hanover Shoal, extends towards the shoreline of the Door Peninsula, from which it is approximately 5 miles (8 km) distant. The island has a small number of cabins. Other than the Chambers Island Lighthouse Park and 2 dirt roads, the entire island is privately owned, and landing at any other area is considered trespassing under Wisconsin law. No permanent population was reported in the 2000 census
.
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Talbot Chambers, is a 2,834 acre (4.428 sq. mi.) island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
in Green Bay, about 7 miles (11.3 km) off the coast of the Door Peninsula
Door Peninsula
The Door Peninsula is a peninsula in eastern Wisconsin, separating the southern part of the Green Bay from Lake Michigan. The peninsula begins in northern Brown and Kewaunee counties and proceeds northeast to include all of Door County. It is the western portion of the Niagara Escarpment. Well...
, near Gibraltar
Gibraltar, Wisconsin
Gibraltar is a town in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,063 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Fish Creek and Juddville are located in the town,-Geography:...
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
. It is part of Door County
Door County, Wisconsin
Door County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 27,961. Its county seat is Sturgeon Bay. Door County is a popular vacation and tourist destination, especially for residents of Wisconsin and Illinois....
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Approximately 1/8 (12.3%) of the island's area is taken up by shallow 348.73 acres (1.4 km²) Mackaysee Lake, in the northeastern part of the island. The land area is 10.04 km² (3.8765 sq mi, or 2,481 acres). Since 1867, the island has been home to the Chambers Island
Chambers Island Lighthouse
The Chambers Island lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Chambers Island in Door County, Wisconsin.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 as reference #75000063...
lighthouse
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
, which has been deactivated since 1961. The lighthouse has been the maintained at the 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) Chambers Island County Park since its commissioning in 1976.
The highest elevation on the island is approximately 55' above the lakeshore. In the southeast, Chambers Island narrows to a spit, called Hanover Shoal, extends towards the shoreline of the Door Peninsula, from which it is approximately 5 miles (8 km) distant. The island has a small number of cabins. Other than the Chambers Island Lighthouse Park and 2 dirt roads, the entire island is privately owned, and landing at any other area is considered trespassing under Wisconsin law. No permanent population was reported in the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
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External links
- Chambers Island Light page
- Inventory of Historic Lighthouses' Chambers Island Light page
- Article on Chambers Island from a University of Wisconsin–Stevens PointUniversity of Wisconsin–Stevens PointThe University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point is a public university located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin...
publication - USGS map of Chambers Island
- History of the Chambers Island Lighthouse