 Rear Range Light | |
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| Location | Munising Township, Michigan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 46°26′12″N 86°41′28″W / 46.43667°N 86.69111°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1868  |
| Foundation | Concrete pier |
| Construction | Steel |
| Automated | 1914[2] |
| Height | 64 feet (20 m)[3] |
| Shape | Frustum of a cone |
| Markings | Black and white Daymark tower/black lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1914[1] |
| Deactivated | 1969 |
| Focal height | 70 feet (21 m)[4] |
| Lens | Sixth-order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 13 nautical miles; 24 kilometres (15 mi)[5] |
| Characteristic | F W |
Grand Island Harbor Rear Range Light | |
| Nearest city | Christmas, Michigan |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architect | US Coast Guard |
| Architectural style | Conical Steel Tower |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000906[6] |
| Added to NRHP | June 26, 1990 |
The Grand Island Harbor Rear Range Light is a lighthouse located off M-28 in Munising Township, Michigan. It is also known as the Bay Furnace Rear Range Light, Christmas Rear Range Light,[7] or End of the Road Light.[8] The corresponding front range light was replaced in 1968; the rear range light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[6] It is no longer an active aid to navigation.
The grounds only are publicly accessible, but a hike is required.[9]
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- ^ Pepper, Terry. "Database of Focal Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-30.
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pepperwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Great Lighthouses". US Forest Service.
- ^ "Grand Island Harbor Range Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends.
- ^ Publicly accessible lights in Michigan, National Park System, Maritime Heritage Project.