Location | Lighthouse Island, Powell Township, Marquette County, offshore from Big Bay, Michigan |
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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]
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