 The light in 2001 | |
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| Location | Cheboygan, Michigan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 45°39.408′N 84°27.900′W / 45.656800°N 84.465000°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1884 |
| Foundation | oak ring |
| Construction | cast iron |
| Height | 25 feet (7.6 m)[1] |
| Shape | Octagonal and frustum of a cone |
| Markings | White tower with red lantern and trim |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1884 |
| Deactivated | 1984  |
| Focal height | 35 feet (11 m)[2] |
| Lens | Fourth-order Fresnel lens[4] |
| Range | 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl Red, 4 seconds[3] |
The Cheboygan Crib Light is a light that marks the west pier head of the mouth of the Cheboygan River into Lake Huron.[5][6] The pier head, in the center of the municipality of Cheboygan, is located at the north or lake end of Huron Street, and is one of the centerpieces of Cheboygan's Gordon Turner Park.[7]
- ^ Pepper, Terry. "Database of Tower Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2000-09-18.
- ^ 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.
- ^ National Park Service, Maritime Heritage Project, Inventory of Lights, Cheboygan Crib Light. Archived July 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, Cheboygan Crib (Lake Huron) Light ARLHS USA-160
- ^ Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, World List of Lights. Archived April 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Michigan's Eastern Lower Peninsula". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.