Location | Menagerie Island, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 47°56′52.44″N 88°45′40.32″W / 47.9479000°N 88.7612000°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1875 |
Foundation | Rock |
Construction | Red Sandstone |
Automated | 1913 |
Height | height - 61 feet (19 m) |
Shape | Octagonal |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Light | |
First lit | 1875 |
Focal height | 74 feet (23 m) |
Lens | Fourth order Fresnel Lens (original), 12-inch (300 mm) Tideland Signal Acrylic optic (ML-300) (current) |
Range | 8.7 nautical miles; 16 kilometres (10 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 6s |
Isle Royale Light Station | |
Nearest city | Isle Royale, Michigan |
Built | 1875 |
MPS | U.S. Coast Guard Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR |
NRHP reference No. | 83000880[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 04, 1983 |
The Isle Royale Light, or Menagerie Island Light, is a lighthouse within Isle Royale National Park, in Keweenaw County, northern Michigan, United States.