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Location | West of Alburgh, Vermont on Lake Champlain |
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Coordinates | 44°58′54″N 73°20′30″W / 44.9818°N 73.3418°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1830 |
Foundation | Surface rock |
Construction | Blue limestone |
Height | 40 feet (12 m) |
Shape | Octagonal |
Markings | Natural with pink lantern |
Light | |
First lit | 1858, relit 8/7/2002 |
Deactivated | 1931-2002 |
Lens | Sixth order Fresnel lens (original), 1.15 amp 12 inches (300 mm) prototype (current) |
Range | 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) |
Characteristic | Flashing white every 4 seconds |
The Windmill Point Light in Vermont is the northernmost lighthouse on Lake Champlain. Extinguished for seventy years, it was reactivated in 2002 to replace the skeleton tower erected next to it.
It is named after the Windmill Point peninsula, where it is located.