Eagle Bluff Light

Eagle Bluff Light
Map
LocationEphraim, Wisconsin
Coordinates45°10′07.3″N 87°14′11.98″W / 45.168694°N 87.2366611°W / 45.168694; -87.2366611[1]
Tower
Constructed1868
FoundationConcrete
ConstructionCream City brick
Automated1926
Height43 feet (13 m)
ShapeSquare[2]
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1868
Focal height23 m (75 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
LensThird and 1/2 order Fresnel lens
Range7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)[2]
CharacteristicWhite, Flashing every 6 sec[2]
Eagle Bluff Lighthouse
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1868 (1868)
NRHP reference No.70000032[3]
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1970

The Eagle Bluff Light, also known as Eagle Bluff lighthouse, or simply Eagle Bluff, is a lighthouse located near Ephraim in Peninsula State Park in Door County, Wisconsin. Construction was authorized in 1866, but the lighthouse was not actually built until 1868 at a cost of $12,000. It was automated in 1926. Restoration work began on the Eagle Bluff Light in 1960 and was completed in 1963, upon completion the Lighthouse was opened for tours. The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[3]

  1. ^ Eagle Bluff Lighthouse in Lighthouse Resources: Historic Lighthouses & Light Stations, United States Coast Guard
  2. ^ a b c Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2014.
  3. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.