Muskegon Breakwater Light

Muskegon Breakwater Light
Muskegon Breakwater Lighthouse
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LocationMuskegon, Michigan
Coordinates43°13′26.5375″N 86°20′48.5452″W / 43.224038194°N 86.346818111°W / 43.224038194; -86.346818111[1]
Tower
Constructed1930
Foundationsquare steel equipment room
Constructionsteel
Height53 feet (16 m)
Shapesquare pyramidal
Markingsred
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signalHorn: 2 blasts ev 20s[1]
Light
First lit1930
Focal height70 feet (21 m)[2]
Range8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)[1]
Characteristicred light, 3s on, 3s off
Muskegon South Breakwater Light
ArchitectOffice of Engineer, 12th Dist.; U.S. Lighthouse Establishment
MPSLight Stations of the United States MPS
NRHP reference No.06001026[3]
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 2006

The Muskegon Breakwater Light or South Breakwater Light is a light located on the end of the south arm of the Muskegon breakwater surrounding the mouth of the Muskegon channel in Muskegon, Michigan.

The site is accessible by walking the breakwater. As of Summer, 2015, the light is available to the public for tours.

  1. ^ a b c Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2010. p. 174.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Michigan's Western Lower Peninsula". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.