Manistee Pierhead lights

North Pierhead Light
Manistee Breakwater Lighthouse
Map
LocationManistee, Michigan
Coordinates44°15′06″N 86°20′47″W / 44.2517°N 86.3464°W / 44.2517; -86.3464
Tower
Constructed1870
Foundationpier
ConstructionCast Iron
Automated1927
Height39 feet (12 m)
Shapecylindrical
Markingswhite with black lantern
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signalHORN: 1 blast every 15s (2s bl)[1] Operates from April 1 to November 1[1]
Light
First lit1870
Focal height55 feet (17 m)
Lensfifth order Fresnel Lens (original), 12-inch (300 mm) Tideland Signal ML-300 Acrylic Optic (current)
Intensity5000 candlepower
Range15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)[1]
CharacteristicIso W 6s
Manistee North Pier
NRHP reference No.90000718

The Manistee Pierhead lights are a pair of active aids to navigation located on the north and south pier in the harbor of Manistee, Michigan, "Lake Michigan’s Victorian Port City."[2]

  1. ^ a b c Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
  2. ^ Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, Manistee Pierhead Lighthouse.