Location | Middle Island, Alpena, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 45°11′35″N 83°19′16″W / 45.19306°N 83.32111°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1905 |
Foundation | dressed stone |
Construction | brick |
Automated | 1961 |
Height | 71 feet (22 m) |
Shape | conical tower |
Markings | white with horizontal red band |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Light | |
First lit | 1905 |
Focal height | 78 feet (24 m) |
Lens | red Fourth Order Fresnel lens[1] (original), green Third Order Fresnel lens (current) |
Intensity | 9,000 candlepower |
Range | 14 miles (23 km) |
Characteristic | alternating 5-second periods of light and dark |
Middle Island Light | |
Nearest city | Alpena, Michigan |
Area | 2.8 acres (1.1 ha) |
Architect | US Lighthouse Board |
MPS | Light Stations of the United States MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 06000133[2] |
Added to NRHP | March 15, 2006 |
The Middle Island Light is a lighthouse located on Middle Island in Lake Huron, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Alpena, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[2]
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