Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 51 min5:10 am – 9:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 33 min7:46 am – 4:19 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 21°F, lows 6°F33 in of rain a yearwettest month July74 in of snow a year, on about 38 days3 days above 90°F, 177 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Port Wing station, 13 mi away; rain from Ashland Exp Farm; snow from Madeline Island
Parks and public landsSouth Shore Lake Superior Fishstate conservation land · 3.8 mi · 6,177 acresSouth Shore of Lake Superior Fish and Wildlife Area - Cranberry River Unitstate recreation area · 7.9 mi · 590 acresSouth Shore of Lake Superior Fish and Wildlife Area - Sioux River Unitstate recreation area · 8.4 mi · 2,272 acresSouth Shore of Lake Superior Fish and Wildlife Area - Fish Creek Unitstate recreation area · 9.0 mi · 1,921 acresWhittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.2 mi · 307 acresSouth Shore Lake Superior Fish And 27state recreation area · 10.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBayfield County, WI, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025298 of 365 days measured54 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 8 unhealthy daysMedian index 36, worst day 188main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Ashland County, WI, 24 mi away
Drinking waterWashburn Waterworksserves 2,280 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,312 ft400 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTamarack Health Ashland Medical Center14.4 miTown hallPilsen Town Hall8.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGogebic Iron County Airport IWD49 miUS highwayUS 211 miCoachAshlandIndian Trails14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 54816 ZIP area.
