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| Location | Stonington, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 45°40′06″N 86°58′00″W / 45.6682°N 86.9666°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1865 |
| Foundation | Natural emplaced[1] |
| Construction | Brick |
| Automated | 1922[2] |
| Height | 40 feet (12 m)[3][4] |
| Shape | Square, decagonal lantern |
| Markings | Natural yellow with black parapet and lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1866 |
| Deactivated | 1936[1] |
| Focal height | 40 feet (12 m)[5] |
| Lens | Oil lamp[6] (original), 4th order Fresnel lens (later) |
| Range | 10 nautical miles; 19 kilometres (12 mi)[citation needed] |
| Characteristic | white flash every 30 seconds. |
Peninsula Point Lighthouse | |
 U.S. Coast Guard Archive Photo | |
| Nearest city | Escanaba, Michigan |
| Area | less than one acre |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000941[7] |
| Added to NRHP | April 28, 1975 |
The Peninsula Point Light is a lighthouse located at the southern tip of the Stonington Peninsula in Bay de Noc township in Delta County, Michigan. United States Coast Guard historical documents have over the years listed the name of the site as both Peninsula Point and Point Peninsula.[8][9]
- ^ a b "Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy, Point Peninsula Light".
- ^ "Michigan lighthouse Fund, Peninsula Point Light". 29 March 2023.
- ^ Pepper, Terry. "Database of Tower Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2000-09-18. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
- ^ "Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy, Poe Reef Light".
- ^ Pepper, Terry. "Database of Focal Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Michigan". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, Peninsula Point (Lake Michigan) Light ARLHS USA-591".
- ^ "Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, World List of Lights (WLOL)".