Sturgeon Point Light

Sturgeon Point Light
Sturgeon Point Light in September 2018
Map
LocationHaynes Township, Alcona County, Michigan, USA
Coordinates44°42′45.7″N 83°16′21.8″W / 44.712694°N 83.272722°W / 44.712694; -83.272722
Tower
Constructed1869
FoundationLimestone
ConstructionBrick
Automated1939
Height71 feet (22 m)[1][2]
ShapeFrustum of a cone
Markingswhite daymark with red trim
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1869
Focal height69 feet (21 m)[3]
LensSixth order Fresnel Lens[5] (original), 3½-order Fresnel Lens (current)
Range9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)[4]
Characteristicflash every six seconds
Sturgeon Point Light Station
Nearest cityHarrisville, Michigan
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1869
ArchitectUnited States Lighthouse Board
Architectural styleCape Cod style
MPSU.S. Coast Guard Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR
NRHP reference No.84001370[6]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1984
Designated MSHSFebruary 18, 1982[7]

The Sturgeon Point Light Station is a lighthouse on Lake Huron in Haynes Township, Alcona County, northeastern lower Michigan.[8][9] Established to ward mariners off a reef that extends 1.5 miles (2.4 km) lakeward from Sturgeon Point,[1] it is today regarded as a historic example of a Cape Cod style Great Lakes lighthouse.[10]

  1. ^ a b Alcona Historical Society. "Sturgeon Point Lighthouse & Museum". Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  2. ^ Pepper, Terry. "Database of Tower Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2000. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  3. ^ Pepper, Terry. "Database of Focal Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  4. ^ Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
  5. ^ But see Pepper, Terry. "Database of Original Lenses". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2000. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  6. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  7. ^ State of Michigan (2009). "Sturgeon Point Light Station". Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
  8. ^ "Sturgeon Point (Lake Huron) Light ARLHS USA-823". Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  9. ^ "World List of Lights (WLOL)". Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  10. ^ Pepper, Terry. "Sturgeon Point Light Station". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Retrieved August 7, 2012.