.jpg) Old Mackinac Point Light in November 2022 | |
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| Location | Mackinaw City, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 45°47′15″N 84°43′46″W / 45.78750°N 84.72944°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1892 |
| Foundation | Ashlar limestone[5] |
| Construction | Cream City brick |
| Height | 50 feet (15 m)[1][2] |
| Shape | Cylindrical "castle" with attached dwelling[1] |
| Markings | Natural with black lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1892 |
| Deactivated | 1957 |
| Focal height | 62 feet (19 m)[3] |
| Lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 14 nautical miles; 26 kilometres (16 mi)[4] |
Mackinac Point Lighthouse | |
 U.S. Coast Guard vintage photo | |
| Location | Michilimackinac State Park, Mackinaw City, Michigan |
| Area | 0.9 acres (0.36 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000068[6] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 1, 1969 |
| Designated MSHS | April 14, 1972 |
Old Mackinac Point Light is a deactivated lighthouse located at the northern tip of the Lower Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. The lighthouse is part of Fort Michilimackinac State Park in the village of Mackinaw City just east of the Mackinac Bridge.
The lighthouse was constructed in 1892 along the Straits of Mackinac at the junction of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. It was deactivated in 1957 and currently serves as a museum.[7][8][9]
- ^ a b Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy, Old Mackinac Point Light.
- ^ Pepper, Terry. "Database of Tower Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2000-09-18. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ Pepper, Terry. "Database of Focal Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ Wobser, David. "Old Mackinac Point". Boatnerd.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
- ^ Brisson, Steven (2001) Brief history, Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse, Mackinac Parks Archived 2009-12-22 at the Wayback Machine, Mackinac Island State Park Commission.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse, official website.
- ^ Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society Old Mackinac Point (Straits of Mackinac) Light, ARLHS USA-463.
- ^ Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, World List of Lights (WLOL).