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| Location | E. breakwater Keweenaw Waterway, N. end, .4 mi. offshore, Hancock Township, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 47°14′4″N 88°37′49″W / 47.23444°N 88.63028°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1950 |
| Foundation | Crib |
| Construction | steel tower |
| Automated | 1970s |
| Height | Tower - 70 feet (21 m) |
| Shape | square tower on cylindrical base |
| Markings | white |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1950 |
| Focal height | 82 feet (25 m) |
| Lens | VRB-25 marine beacon. |
| Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl White, 15 sec |
Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light | |
| Built | 1950 |
| NRHP reference No. | 14000425[2] |
| Added to NRHP | July 18, 2014 |
The Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light is a lighthouse located at the north end of the Portage River in McLain State Park in Hancock Township, Michigan.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[2]
- ^ Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012. p. 144.
- ^ a b National Register of Historic Places Program: Keweenaw Waterway Lower Entrance Light
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (2013-04-23). "Lighthouses of the United States: Michigan's Western Lower Peninsula". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.