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Isle Royale Light
(Menagerie Island Light)
The light in 2004
Map
LocationMenagerie Island, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan
Coordinates47°56′52.44″N 88°45′40.32″W / 47.9479000°N 88.7612000°W / 47.9479000; -88.7612000
Tower
Constructed1875
FoundationRock
ConstructionRed Sandstone
Automated1913
Heightheight - 61 feet (19 m)
ShapeOctagonal
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1875
Focal height74 feet (23 m)
LensFourth order Fresnel Lens (original), 12-inch (300 mm) Tideland Signal Acrylic optic (ML-300) (current)
Range8.7 nautical miles; 16 kilometres (10 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 6s
Isle Royale Light Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest cityIsle Royale, Michigan
Built1875
MPSU.S. Coast Guard Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR
NRHP reference No.83000880[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 04, 1983

The Isle Royale Light, or Menagerie Island Light, is a lighthouse within Isle Royale National Park, in Keweenaw County, northern Michigan, United States.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

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