Island · Beaver Island, Michigan

Hat Island

Hat Island is a small islet, about 0.3 km across. Charted on NOAA ENC US4MI2NR.

Open in the viewer from By boat at Waugoshance Shoal →

Quick facts

TypeIsland
Position45.8164°N, 85.2999°W
From By boat at Waugoshance Shoal14 km (8.5 mi), bearing 277° W
SourceNOAA ENC US4MI2NR

How to see it

Above water but beyond the horizon from By boat at Waugoshance Shoal, 14 km (8.5 mi) away: the curve of the earth hides it. CoastFinder draws it faintly and marks it hidden, with its bearing and distance.

Further reading: Hat Island (Lake Michigan) on Wikipedia.

On the website for now. This island is in the web viewer first. The CoastFinder app covers the North Carolina coast today; follow @coastfinderapp to hear when more coasts arrive.

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Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.