Washington Island

E12061

census-designated place island

Washington Island is a scenic, sparsely populated island at the northern tip of Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula, known for its maritime heritage, tourism, and distinctive rural character.

Aliases (1)

Washington Island, Wisconsin ×18

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	census-designated place → island →
access	ferry →
alsoKnownAs	Washington Island, Wisconsin →
bodyOfWater	Green Bay → Lake Michigan →
climate	humid continental climate →
connectsTo	Northport, Wisconsin →
country	United States →
governingBody	Town of Washington Island Board →
hasAttraction	Jackson Harbor Maritime Museum → Schoolhouse Beach → Stavkirke (Washington Island Stavkirke) → Washington Island Art and Nature Center → Washington Island Farm Museum → Washington Island lavender fields →
hasEducationalInstitution	Washington Island School →
hasFeature	Detroit Harbor → Jackson Harbor → Rock Island Passage vicinity →
hasMunicipality	Town of Washington Island →
hasPort	Detroit Harbor ferry dock → Jackson Harbor docks →
hasPostalCode	54246 →
hasReligiousSite	Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church → Washington Island Stavkirke →
hasRoad	County Highway R → County Highway W → County Highway ZZ →
hasSettlement	Washington Island, Wisconsin (CDP) →
hasTransport	Washington Island Ferry Line →
knownFor	Icelandic heritage → Norwegian heritage → cherry orchards → commercial fishing history → lavender farms → maritime heritage → rural character → tourism →
locatedIn	Door County → Great Lakes region → Lake Michigan → Wisconsin →
partOf	Door Peninsula region →
populationCharacteristic	sparsely populated →
primaryEconomicActivity	agriculture → commercial fishing (historical and limited current) → tourism →
separatedBy	Porte des Morts Passage →
separatedFrom	Door Peninsula →
stateHighPointRelation	located at northern tip of Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula region →
timeZone	Central Time Zone →

Referenced by (36)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
County Highway R (Washington Island, Wisconsin) ("Washington Island, Wisconsin") → County Highway W (Washington Island, Wisconsin) ("Washington Island, Wisconsin") → County Highway ZZ ("Washington Island, Wisconsin") → Detroit Harbor → Detroit Harbor ferry dock ("Washington Island, Wisconsin") → Jackson Harbor Maritime Museum ("Washington Island, Wisconsin") → Jackson Harbor docks → Schoolhouse Beach → Stavkirke (Washington Island Stavkirke) ("Washington Island, Wisconsin") → Town of Washington Island → Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church → Washington Island Art and Nature Center → Washington Island Farm Museum ("Washington Island, Wisconsin") → Washington Island School ("Washington Island, Wisconsin") → Washington Island lavender fields ("Washington Island, Wisconsin") →	locatedIn
Detroit Harbor ferry dock ("Washington Island, Wisconsin") → Jackson Harbor docks → Washington Island Ferry Line →	serves
Door County → Door Peninsula →	contains
Lake Michigan → Schoolhouse Beach →	hasIsland
Washington Island ("Washington Island, Wisconsin") →	alsoKnownAs
Washington Island Ferry Line →	connects
Detroit Harbor →	connectsTo
Northport, Wisconsin ("Washington Island, Wisconsin") →	ferryDestination
Town of Washington Island ("Washington Island, Wisconsin") →	hasCommunity
Town of Washington Island →	hasJurisdictionOver
Northport, Wisconsin ("Washington Island, Wisconsin") →	hasViewOf
Washington Island Ferry Line ("Washington Island, Wisconsin") →	headquartersLocation
Detroit Harbor ferry dock ("Washington Island, Wisconsin") →	isKeyTransportationLinkBetween
County Highway R (Washington Island, Wisconsin) →	isOnIsland
Detroit Harbor ferry dock ("Washington Island, Wisconsin") →	isPrimaryFerryTerminalOf
Jackson Harbor Maritime Museum →	locatedOn
Town of Washington Island Board ("Washington Island, Wisconsin") →	meetsIn
Porte des Morts Passage →	separates