Marquette Harbor Light

Marquette Harbor Light
Map
LocationMarquette Harbor, Marquette, Michigan
Coordinates46°32′48.08″N 87°22′33.76″W / 46.5466889°N 87.3760444°W / 46.5466889; -87.3760444[1]
Tower
Constructed1852
FoundationDressed stone/timber[5]
ConstructionBrick
Height40 feet (12 m)[3]
ShapeSquare
Markingsred with white lantern
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1853 [2]
Focal height77 feet (23 m)[4]
LensFourth order Fresnel[6] (original), Westinghouse DCB-36 Aerobeacon[7] (current)
Intensity703,000 candlepower
Range10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)[1]
CharacteristicFl W 10s[1]
Marquette Harbor Light Station
USCG archive image of the Marquette Harbor Light
AreaP1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1866
MPSU.S. Coast Guard Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR
NRHP reference No.84001803[8]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1984

The Marquette Harbor Light is located on Lake Superior in Marquette, Michigan, a part of the Upper Peninsula.[5][9][10] It is an active aid to navigation.[11]

  1. ^ a b c Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NPS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Pepper, Terry. "Database of Tower Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2000-09-18.
  4. ^ Pepper, Terry. "Database of Focal Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-30.
  5. ^ a b "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Michigan". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  6. ^ Pepper, Terry. "Database of Original Lenses". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2000-09-18.
  7. ^ David Wobser. "Marquette Harbor Light". Boatnerd. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  8. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  9. ^ "Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, Marquette Harbor (Lake Superior) Light, ARLHS USA-477".
  10. ^ "Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, World List of Lights (WLOL)".
  11. ^ Interactive map on Michigan lighthouses, Detroit News.