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| Location | Ludington State Park Hamlin Township, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 44°03′28″N 86°30′52″W / 44.05778°N 86.51444°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1867 |
| Foundation | Wood pilings[6] |
| Construction | originally Cream City brick, later encased in cast iron plate[7] |
| Automated | 1968 |
| Height | 112 feet (34 m)[1][2][3] |
| Shape | Frustum of a Cone[7] |
| Markings | White and black tower/Black parapet & Lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place, Michigan state historic site  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1867 |
| Focal height | 106 feet (32 m)[4] |
| Lens | Third order Fresnel lens (original), 12-inch (300 mm) ML-300 Tideland Signal acrylic optic[8] (current) |
| Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
| Characteristic | White, fixed light. Obscured from 238° to 346°.[5] |
Big Sable Point Light Station | |
| Location | Big Sable Point, Ludington, Michigan |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Architect | Col. Orlando M. Poe |
| MPS | U.S. Coast Guard Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 83004296[9] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 04, 1983 |
| Designated MSHS | May 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]
- ^ Pepper, Terry. "Database of Tower Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2000-09-18.
- ^ But see, Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy, Big Sable Point Light which claims the tower is 112 feet (34 m).
- ^ a b Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy, Big Sable Point Light. Archived May 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pepper, Terry. "Database of Focal Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-30.
- ^ Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
- ^ Michigan Lighthouse Fund, Big Sable Point Lighthouse. Archived 2009-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Pricewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Tideland Signal acrylic optic, Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ State of Michigan (2009). "Big Sable Point Light Station". Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ Ludington State Park. Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine