Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Light

Lighthouse in Wisconsin, United States
Lighthouse
44°47′31.26″N 87°18′34.322″W / 44.7920167°N 87.30953389°W / 44.7920167; -87.30953389[1][2]TowerConstructed1882 (First)
1903 (Current)FoundationConcreteConstructionCast ironHeight39 feet (12 m)ShapeCylindrical on square fog signal houseLightFirst lit1903Focal height12 m (39 ft) Edit this on WikidataLensSixth order Fresnel lens (original), 12 inches (300 mm) Tideland Signal ML-300 acrylic lens[4] (current)Range9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)[3]CharacteristicRed, flashing 2.5 s[3]

The Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Light is a lighthouse located on Sturgeon Bay in Door County, Wisconsin.

Painted red, the light is situated on the north pier of the southern entrance to the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal.

There are two lighthouses at this location, the other being the Sturgeon Bay Canal Lighthouse.

Gallery

  • Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Lighthouse
    Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Lighthouse
  • Closeup of the tower
    Closeup of the tower
  • Backside
    Backside
  • On January 1st
    On January 1st
  • Coast Guard archival photo
    Coast Guard archival photo

References

  1. ^ Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2014.
  2. ^ Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Light in Lighthouse Resources: Historic Lighthouses & Light Stations, United States Coast Guard, October 18, 2019
  3. ^ a b Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Light in Lighthouse Resources: Historic Lighthouses & Light Stations, United States Coast Guard, October 18, 2019
  4. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Eastern Wisconsin". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

General sources

  • "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Wisconsin". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  • Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.

Further reading

  • Havighurst, Walter (1943) The Long Ships Passing: The Story of the Great Lakes, Macmillan Publishers.
  • Oleszewski, Wes, Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses, (Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios, Inc., 1998) ISBN 0-932212-98-0.
  • Pepper, Terry. "Seeing the Light: Lighthouses on the western Great Lakes". Archived from the original on 2022-04-02.
  • Sapulski, Wayne S., (2001) Lighthouses of Lake Michigan: Past and Present (Paperback) (Fowlerville: Wilderness Adventure Books) ISBN 0-923568-47-6; ISBN 978-0-923568-47-4.
  • Wright, Larry and Wright, Patricia, Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia Hardback (Erin: Boston Mills Press, 2006) ISBN 1-55046-399-3.

External links

  • Aerial photos of Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Light at Marinas.com.
  • Door County Lighthouses, Door County Marine Museum
  • Pepper, Terry, Seeing the light, Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Light (Archived May 17, 2021)
  • Lighthouse friends article
  • NPS Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin (Archived October 9, 2012)
  • Satellite view at Google Maps
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