Spider Island (Wisconsin)

"Spider Island" redirects here. For the archipelago in Lake Winnipeg, see Spider Islands. For the comic book, see Spider-Island. For the movie, see Horrors of Spider Island.
Spider Island
The island in September 1987
Spider Island is located in Wisconsin
Spider Island
Spider Island
Spider Island is located in the United States
Spider Island
Spider Island
Geography
LocationDoor County, Wisconsin
Coordinates45°12′34″N 86°58′33″W / 45.2094349°N 86.9759465°W / 45.2094349; -86.9759465
Area23 acres (9.3 ha)
Highest elevation587 ft (178.9 m)
Administration
StateWisconsin
CountyDoor County
TownLiberty Grove

Spider Island is an uninhabited island in Lake Michigan. It is located in Ellison Bay, in the town of Liberty Grove, Wisconsin.[1][2] The Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge is made up of Spider Island, and nearby Gravel Island.[3] At 23 acres (9.3 ha) it is the larger of the two islands.

References

  1. ^ "Door County DOT Map" (PDF). Wisconsin DOT. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Report for Spider Island". United States Geographic Naming Information System. USGNIS. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Gravel Island". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 25 September 2017.


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