Copper Harbor Light

Copper Harbor Light
Map
Location9879 Woodland Rd. (Grant Township), Copper Harbor, Michigan
Coordinates47°28′28.1″N 87°51′36.9″W / 47.474472°N 87.860250°W / 47.474472; -87.860250
Tower
Constructed1848
Constructionbrick Edit this on Wikidata
Automated1919
HeightTower - 42 feet (13 m)
Shapesquare
MarkingsWhite skeleton tower w/black lantern
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place, Michigan state historic site Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1866
Focal height90 feet (27 m)
LensFourth order Fresnel lens (original), 12-inch (300 mm) (current)
Range21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi); 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) adjacent tower[1]
CharacteristicFl Green, 6 sec
Copper Harbor Light Station
Built1866
NRHP reference No.12000305[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 7, 2012
Designated MSHSFebruary 22, 1974

The Copper Harbor Light is a lighthouse located in the harbor of Copper Harbor, Michigan USA on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Upper Michigan inside Fort Wilkins Historic State Park.[3][1][4] It is a Michigan State Historic Site and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

  1. ^ a b Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012. p. 144.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NRHP_newlisting was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Michigan". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  4. ^ Rowlett, Russ (2013-04-23). "Lighthouses of the United States: Michigan's Western Lower Peninsula". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.