Wisconsin Gazetteer
Crownhart Island is a physical feature (island) in Douglas County. The primary coordinates for Crownhart Island places it within the WI 54873 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Crownhart Island |
| Category: | Wisconsin physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | Located within Upper Saint Croix Lake, just south of the community of Solon Springs, 48 km (30 mi) south-southeast of Superior. |
| History: | Named for the family of Justice Charles H Crownhart, who purchased this six acre forested island in 1913. The family lived here, in a cabin built in 1891 by previous owners. Justice Crownhart was a prominent attorney in Superior, and later he served on the Republican State Committee and the Supreme Court of Wisconsin. |
| County: | Douglas County |
| Latitude: | 46.3402188 |
| Longitude: | -91.8115779 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Crownhart Island: Crownhart Island.
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 Crownhart Island does not include property ownership information.
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Solon Springs, WI
(1.4 miles NNW) Gordon, WI (6.4 miles S) Lake Nebagamon, WI (13.2 miles NNE) |
Minong, WI
(16.6 miles S) Poplar, WI (16.9 miles N) Brule, WI (18.5 miles NE) |
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Sauntry, WI
(2.4 miles NNW) Beebe, WI (4.7 miles NNW) Bennett, WI (7.7 miles NNW) |
Hawthorne, WI
(11.5 miles NNW) Wascott, WI (11.6 miles S) Hillcrest, WI (12 miles NNW) |
