Rock Island (Wisconsin)

Rock Island
Rock Island (above and to the center) on June 20, 2016, taken from the International Space Station. The photograph is oriented so north points towards the upper left.
Rock Island is located in Wisconsin
Rock Island
Rock Island
Rock Island is located in the United States
Rock Island
Rock Island
Geography
LocationGreen Bay, Wisconsin
Coordinates45°24′55″N 86°49′15″W / 45.415322°N 86.820831°W / 45.415322; -86.820831
Area974.87 acres (394.52 ha)
Length1.6 mi (2.6 km)
Width1.1 mi (1.8 km)
Highest elevation702 ft (214 m)
Administration
StateWisconsin
CountyDoor County
TownWashington Island
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Rock Island is a mostly wooded island off the tip of Wisconsin's Door Peninsula at the mouth of Green Bay, in Door County, Wisconsin.[1] The 974.87-acre (394.5 ha) island is approximately 1.6 miles (2.6 km) long and 1.1 miles (1.8 km) wide. It rises to 65 meters above Lake Michigan, making it the highest in elevation out of all the Potawatomi Islands.[2] It is almost entirely owned by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, which maintains Rock Island State Park. It is the northernmost part of the town of Washington.

  1. ^ "Rock Island (Wisconsin)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Flora and Vegetation of the Grand Traverse Islands (Lake Michigan), Wisconsin and Michigan by Emmet J. Judziewicz, The Michigan Botanist, Volume 40, Number 4, October 2001, page 136