 Wisconsin Point Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Superior Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 46°42′36.5″N 92°00′23″W / 46.710139°N 92.00639°W[1] |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1913 |
| Foundation | Concrete pier |
| Construction | Concrete |
| Automated | 1970 |
| Height | 56 feet (17 m) |
| Shape | Cylindrical, atop square (rounded corners) keeper's house |
| Markings | White with red lantern, red roof on house |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Fog signal | HORN: 1 blast ev 30s (3s bl); operates from May 1 to October 20 |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1913 |
| Focal height | 70 feet (21 m)[2] |
| Lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens (original), DCB 24 Carlisle & Finch Aerobeacon[3] (current) |
| Range | 21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Green flashing, 5 s[1] |
Superior Entry South Breakwater Light | |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built by | U.S. Bureau of Lighthouses |
| MPS | Light Stations of the United States MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000102[4] |
| Added to NRHP | March 1, 2007 |
The Wisconsin Point Light is a lighthouse located in Superior, on Wisconsin Point, in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States.
The light and attached fog horn building sits within a 10-mile (16 km) long sand bar – stretching between the ports of Duluth and Superior. This sand bar makes the Duluth–Superior Harbor one of the safest harbors in the world. It is "reputedly the longest freshwater sand bar in the world" and is split by this opening near its center, where the lighthouse is located. The Minnesota side of the opening is known as "Minnesota Point" (Park Point) and the Wisconsin side is known as "Wisconsin Point."[5] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[4] It stands erect at 70 ft. tall.
- ^ a b c Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2014.
- ^ Pepper, Terry. "Seeing the Light: Lighthouses on the western Great Lakes".
- ^ "National Park Service, Maritime History Project, Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin - Wisconsin Point Light". Archived from the original on 2006-02-09. Retrieved 2006-02-20.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, Superior Entry Lighthouse.