Gull Island Light (Wisconsin)

Gull Island Light
Map
LocationGull Island, Apostle Islands, Wisconsin
Coordinates46°54′24″N 90°26′38″W / 46.90667°N 90.44389°W / 46.90667; -90.44389
Tower
ConstructionIron skeletal
Automated1928
Height50 feet (15 m)
ShapePyramidal
Light
First lit1928
Focal height56 feet (17 m)
LensSun valve (original), 9.8-inch (250 mm) (current)
Range7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)[1]
CharacteristicFl W 2.5s[1]

Gull Island Light is a lighthouse on Gull Island, one of the Apostle Islands, in Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin, in Ashland County, Wisconsin USA. The lighthouse was constructed in 1928 and is currently owned by the Coast Guard. Both grounds and tower are closed.[2]

  1. ^ a b Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
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