Racine Reef Light

Racine Reef Light #12
Racine Reef Light (USCG)
Map
LocationLake Michigan east of Racine
Coordinates42°43′39.18″N 87°44′10.02″W / 42.7275500°N 87.7361167°W / 42.7275500; -87.7361167[1]
Tower
Constructed1906[2]
FoundationBrick/concrete pier
ConstructionBrick and concrete
Automated1954[2]
Shapeoctagonal house with central tower
Light
First lit2008 Edit this on Wikidata
Deactivated1961[2]
Focal height72 ft (22 m)[3]
Lensfourth order Fresnel lens
Range11 nmi (20 km; 13 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl W 6s Edit this on Wikidata

The Racine Reef Light was a lighthouse located in Lake Michigan some two miles east of Racine, Wisconsin, marking the edge of its eponymous shallows. It was torn down in 1961 and replaced with a skeleton tower on the same foundation.

  1. ^ Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2013. p. 191.
  2. ^ a b c "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Wisconsin". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  3. ^ Pepper, Terry. "Focal Heights". Retrieved 2014-07-09.