Wisconsin Gazetteer
Mawikwe Bay is a physical feature (bay) in Bayfield County. The primary coordinates for Mawikwe Bay places it within the WI 54827 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Mawikwe Bay |
| Category: | Wisconsin physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | Located in Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and the Town of Bayfield, on the S shore of Lake Superior, 3.2 km (2 mi) NE of the community of Cornucopia |
| History: | The word “Mawikwe” is Ojibwe for “weeping woman” |
| County: | Bayfield County |
| Latitude: | 46.8882648 |
| Longitude: | -91.0524097 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Mawikwe Bay: Mawikwe Bay.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Mawikwe Bay does not include property ownership information.
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Cornucopia, WI
(3.4 miles SW) Herbster, WI (10.6 miles WSW) Bayfield, WI (12.3 miles ESE) |
Washburn, WI
(16.6 miles SSE) Port Wing, WI (17.7 miles WSW) |
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Bark Point, WI
(6.3 miles W) Sand Bay, WI (8.5 miles ENE) Salmo, WI (11.5 miles SE) |
Pureair, WI
(11.8 miles SE) Red Cliff, WI (12.7 miles E) |
