Big Sable Point Light

Big Sable Point Light
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LocationLudington State Park
Hamlin Township, Michigan
Coordinates44°03′28″N 86°30′52″W / 44.05778°N 86.51444°W / 44.05778; -86.51444
Tower
Constructed1867
FoundationWood pilings[6]
Constructionoriginally Cream City brick, later encased in cast iron plate[7]
Automated1968
Height112 feet (34 m)[1][2][3]
ShapeFrustum of a Cone[7]
MarkingsWhite and black tower/Black parapet & Lantern
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place, Michigan state historic site Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1867
Focal height106 feet (32 m)[4]
LensThird order Fresnel lens (original), 12-inch (300 mm) ML-300 Tideland Signal acrylic optic[8] (current)
Range15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
CharacteristicWhite, fixed light. Obscured from 238° to 346°.[5]
Big Sable Point Light Station
LocationBig Sable Point, Ludington, Michigan
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
ArchitectCol. Orlando M. Poe
MPSU.S. Coast Guard Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR
NRHP reference No.83004296[9]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 04, 1983
Designated MSHSMay 19, 1988[10]

Big Sable Point Light is a lighthouse on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located within Ludington State Park just north of the city of Ludington.[11] First constructed in 1867, it continues to be an active navigational aid.[3]

  1. ^ Pepper, Terry. "Database of Tower Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2000-09-18.
  2. ^ But see, Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy, Big Sable Point Light which claims the tower is 112 feet (34 m).
  3. ^ a b Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy, Big Sable Point Light. Archived May 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Pepper, Terry. "Database of Focal Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-30.
  5. ^ Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
  6. ^ Michigan Lighthouse Fund, Big Sable Point Lighthouse. Archived 2009-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Price was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Tideland Signal acrylic optic, Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light.
  9. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  10. ^ State of Michigan (2009). "Big Sable Point Light Station". Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  11. ^ Ludington State Park. Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine