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Pilot Island

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Geography
Location	Door County, Wisconsin
Coordinates	45°17′06″N 086°55′11″W / 45.28500°N 86.91972°W / 45.28500; -86.91972
Adjacent bodies of water	Lake Michigan
Highest elevation	581 ft (177.1 m)
Administration
United States

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. 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 earned its name due to the use of the island as a "pilot" by sailors going through the dangerous Porte des Morts passage.

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.

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  May 23, 2013