.jpg) Huron Island Light as seen in 2006 | |
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| Location | Lighthouse Island, Powell Township, Marquette County, offshore from Big Bay, Michigan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 46°57′48″N 87°59′54″W / 46.96333°N 87.99833°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1868 |
| Foundation | surface rock |
| Construction | granite/brick |
| Automated | 1972 |
| Height | 39 feet (12 m) |
| Shape | square |
| Markings | natural with white lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1877 (current tower) |
| Focal height | 197 feet (60 m) |
| Lens | 3½-order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
| Characteristic | White Fl 10 seconds |
Huron Islands Lighthouse | |
| Nearest city | Big Bay, Michigan |
| Area | less than one acre |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000955[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 02, 1975 |
Huron Island Light is a lighthouse on Lake Superior near Big Bay, Michigan.[2][3][4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Huron Islands Lighthouse in 1975.[1] It is on one of the Huron Islands Wilderness Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine.[5]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 146.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Michigan". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Rowlettwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Huron Islands Wilderness Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine at Wilderness.net.