Location | Cheboygan, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 45°39.408′N 84°27.900′W / 45.656800°N 84.465000°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1884 |
Foundation | oak ring |
Construction | cast iron |
Height | 25 feet (7.6 m)[1] |
Shape | Octagonal and frustum of a cone |
Markings | White tower with red lantern and trim |
Light | |
First lit | 1884 |
Deactivated | 1984 |
Focal height | 35 feet (11 m)[2] |
Lens | Fourth-order Fresnel lens[4] |
Range | 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl Red, 4 seconds[3] |
The Cheboygan Crib Light is a light that marks the west pier head of the mouth of the Cheboygan River into Lake Huron.[5][6] The pier head, in the center of the municipality of Cheboygan, is located at the north or lake end of Huron Street, and is one of the centerpieces of Cheboygan's Gordon Turner Park.[7]