Location | Lake Erie south of Detroit River, Monroe County, near Berlin Charter Township |
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Coordinates | 42°0′2.7″N 83°8′26.45″W / 42.000750°N 83.1406806°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1875 (lightship) 1885 (current tower) |
Foundation | Wood/cement crib, Granite pier |
Construction | Cast iron with brick lining |
Automated | 1979 |
Height | 49 feet (15 m) |
Shape | frustum of a cone with attached building[1] |
Markings | White with black top |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place, Michigan state historic site |
Fog signal | Horn: 1 every 30s |
Racon | X |
Light | |
Focal height | 55 feet (17 m) |
Lens | 4th order Fresnel lens |
Range | 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl(2) W 6s |
Detroit River Light Station | |
Nearest city | Rockwood, Michigan[3] |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1884 |
Architect | Davis C.E.L.B. |
MPS | U.S. Coast Guard Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR |
NRHP reference No. | 83000886[2] |
Added to NRHP | August 04, 1983 |
The Detroit River Light, also known as Bar Point Shoal Light, was first established as a lightship in 1875. The current sparkplug lighthouse was built in 1885.[4][5][6][7][8] It sits in Lake Erie, south of the mouth of the Detroit River, 1.75 nautical miles (3.24 km; 2.01 mi) from land and about 20 nautical miles (23 mi; 37 km) from the Ambassador Bridge in the Detroit River. It is about 0.4 nautical miles (0.74 km; 0.46 mi) from the border with Canada,[9] and just under 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi) from Put-in-Bay, Ohio.[10] Its original 4th order Fresnel lens is on loan to the Michigan Maritime Museum.[6]