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| Location | Baldwin Township, Iosco County Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 44°15′14″N 83°26′56″W / 44.254°N 83.449°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1853 |
| Construction | Brick and masonry |
| Height | 67 feet (20 m)[1] |
| Shape | Conical |
| Markings | white w/black lantern attached brick cottage w/red roof |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place, Michigan state historic site  |
| Fog signal | HORN: 2 blasts ev 60s (3s bl- 3s si-3s bl-51s si). 3,150 feet, 232° from light. Operates May 1 to Oct. 20.[3] |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1853 |
| Focal height | 70 feet (21 m)[2] |
| Lens | Fifth order Fresnel lens (original), Fourth order Fresnel lens[4] (current) |
| Range | white 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi); red 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)[3] |
| Characteristic | Oc W 4s (R sector)[3] Red from 045° to 135° |
Tawas Point Light | |
| Built | 1876 |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001453[5] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 19, 1984 |
| Designated MSHS | April 23, 1971[6] |
Tawas Point Light is located in the Tawas Point State Park off Tawas Bay in Lake Huron in Baldwin Township in Northern Michigan.
- ^ "Seeing The Light - Lighthouse Tower Heights". www.terrypepper.com. Retrieved Oct 19, 2019.
- ^ "Seeing The Light - Lighthouse Focal Planes". www.terrypepper.com. Retrieved Oct 19, 2019.
- ^ a b c Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
- ^ National Park Service, Maritime Heritage Program, Inventory of Historic Lights, Tawas Point Light.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
- ^ State of Michigan (2009). "Tawas Point Light Station Light". Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved June 26, 2010.