This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Wisconsin as identified by the United States Coast Guard and other historical sources.
If not otherwise noted, focal height and coordinates are taken from the United States Coast Guard Light List,[1] while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard Historical information site for lighthouses.[2]
Name | Image | Location | Coordinates | Year first lit | Automated | Year deactivated | Current Lens | Focal Height |
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Algoma Pierhead Light | Algoma | 44°36′25″N 87°25′45″W / 44.6070°N 87.4293°W | 1932 | 1973 | Active | Plastic | 48 ft (15 m) | |
Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light | Ashland | 46°37′42″N 90°52′14″W / 46.6282°N 90.8706°W | 1915 | 1962 | Active | 250mm | 60 ft (18 m) | |
Asylum Light | Oshkosh | 44°03′44″N 88°30′53″W / 44.062361°N 88.514639°W | Never Lit | N/A | N/A | None | Unknown | |
Baileys Harbor Light | Baileys Harbor | 45°03′21″N 87°05′49″W / 45.0559°N 87.0970°W[3] | 1853 | Never | 1869 (Now a private home) |
None | 54 ft (16 m)[4] | |
Baileys Harbor Range Front Light | Baileys Harbor | 45°04′13″N 87°07′11″W / 45.0704°N 87.1198°W[5] | 1870 | 1930 | Active (Inactive: 1969-2015) |
LED | 21 ft (6.4 m)[4] | |
Baileys Harbor Range Rear Light | Baileys Harbor | 45°04′22″N 87°07′16″W / 45.0729°N 87.121°W[6] | 1870 | 1930 | Active (Inactive: 1969-2015) |
LED | 36 ft (11 m)[4] | |
Calumet Light | Calumet | 43°54′54″N 88°19′56.5″W / 43.91500°N 88.332361°W | 1936 | Never | Active | Unknown | Unknown | |
Cana Island Light | Baileys Harbor | 45°05′17″N 87°02′51″W / 45.0881°N 87.0476°W | 1870 | 1945 | Active | Third-Order Fresnel | 83 ft (25 m) | |
Chambers Island Light | Gibraltar (Chambers Island) |
45°12′08″N 87°21′53″W / 45.2022°N 87.3648°W[7] | 1868 | 1955 | 1961 | None | 68 ft (21 m)[7] | |
Chequamegon Point Light | Apostle Islands (Long Island) |
46°43′43″N 90°48′33″W / 46.7285°N 90.8093°W | 1896[8] | 1964 | 1987 | None | 42 ft (13 m)[8] | |
Devils Island Light | Apostle Islands (Devils Island) |
47°04′46″N 90°43′41″W / 47.0795°N 90.7281°W | 1891 (Former) 1901 (Current) |
1978 | Active | Third-order Fresnel | 100 ft (30 m) | |
Dunlap Reef Range Lights | Sturgeon Bay | N/A | 1881 | Never | 1924 (The rear range light is now a private home) |
None | (Front Range) 39 ft (12 m) (Rear Range) | 18 ft (5.5 m)|
Eagle Bluff Light | Ephraim | 45°10′07″N 87°14′12″W / 45.1687°N 87.2367°W | 1868 | 1926 | Active | LED
Fifth-Order Fresnel Inactive in tower |
75 ft (23 m) | |
Fond du Lac Light | Fond du Lac | 43°47′51.54″N 88°26′14.09″W / 43.7976500°N 88.4372472°W | 1933 | Never | Active | Unknown | Unknown | |
Grassy Island Range Lights | Green Bay | 44°33′36″N 87°59′35″W / 44.560°N 87.993°W[9] (Original) 44°32′10″N 88°00′19″W / 44.5362°N 88.0052°W[10] (Current) |
1872 | 1934 | 1966 | Sixth-Order Fresnel (Replicas) | (Upper light) 27 ft (8.2 m)[4] (Lower light) | 35 ft (11 m)[4]|
Green Bay Harbor Entrance Light | Green Bay | 44°39′11″N 87°54′05″W / 44.6531°N 87.9013°W | 1935 | 1979 | Active | Unknown | 72 ft (22 m) | |
Green Island Light | Peshtigo (Green Island) |
45°03′23″N 87°29′34″W / 45.0564°N 87.4929°W[11] | 1863 | 1933 | 1956 (Now in ruins) |
None | 55 ft (17 m)[11] | |
Gull Island Light | Apostle Islands (Gull Island) |
46°54′24″N 90°26′36″W / 46.9067°N 90.4433°W | 1929 | Always | Active | 250mm | 56 ft (17 m) | |
Kenosha Light (Orig: Kenosha North Pierhead Light) |
Kenosha | 42°35′22″N 87°48′57″W / 42.5894°N 87.8157°W[12] | 1840 (Former) 1867 (Current) |
1996 (Relit) |
Active (Inactive: 1906-1996) |
Replica | 50 ft (15 m)[4] | |
Kenosha North Pier Light | Kenosha | 42°35′20″N 87°48′31″W / 42.5888°N 87.8086°W | 1848 (Former) 1906 (Current) |
1925 | Active | Fourth-order Fresnel | 50 ft (15 m) | |
Kevich Light | Grafton | 43°19′24″N 87°53′19″W / 43.3233°N 87.8885°W | 1981 | Always | Active | Halide lamps | 163 ft (50 m) | |
Kewaunee Pierhead Light | Kewaunee | 44°27′27″N 87°29′34″W / 44.4574°N 87.4929°W | 1889 (Former) 1931 (Current) |
1981 | Active | Vega-44 LED | 45 ft (14 m) | |
La Pointe Light | Apostle Islands (Long Island) |
46°43′43″N 90°47′06″W / 46.7287°N 90.7849°W | 1858 (Former) 1896 (Current) |
1964 | Active | 300mm | 70 ft (21 m) | |
Long Tail Point Light (First) |
Green Bay | 44°35′45″N 87°59′01″W / 44.5959°N 87.9835°W[13] | 1848 | Never | 1859 (Now in ruins) |
None | 56 ft (17 m) | |
Long Tail Point Light (Second) |
Green Bay | N/A | 1859 | Never | 1899 (Destroyed in 1936) |
None | Unknown | |
Long Tail Point Light (Third) |
Green Bay | N/A | 1899 | 1936 | 1973 (Destroyed) |
None | Unknown | |
Manitowoc Breakwater Light | Manitowoc | 44°05′34″N 87°38′37″W / 44.0928°N 87.6436°W | 1839 (Former) 1918 (Current) |
1971 | Active | Unknown | 52 ft (16 m) | |
Michigan Island Light (New) |
Apostle Islands (Michigan Island) |
46°52′17″N 90°29′50″W / 46.8714°N 90.4971°W | 1929 | 1943 | Active | LED | 170 ft (52 m) | |
Michigan Island Light (Old) |
Apostle Islands (Michigan Island) |
N/A | 1857 | Never | 1929 (Replaced) |
None | Unknown | |
Milwaukee Breakwater Light | Milwaukee | 43°01′37″N 87°52′55″W / 43.0269°N 87.8819°W | 1899 (Former) 1926 (Current) |
1966 | Active | Unknown | 61 ft (19 m) | |
Milwaukee Pierhead Light | Milwaukee | 43°01′33″N 87°53′43″W / 43.0259°N 87.8953°W | 1872 | 1939 | Active | Unknown | 48 ft (15 m) | |
Neenah Light (aka:Kimberly Point Lighthouse) |
Neenah | N/A | 1945 | Always | Active | Unknown | Unknown | |
North Point Light | Milwaukee | 43°03′56″N 87°52′17″W / 43.0656°N 87.8714°W[14] | 1855 (Former) 1888 (Current) |
1943 | 1994 | None | 154 ft (47 m)[14] | |
Outer Island Light | Apostle Islands (Outer Island) |
47°04′35″N 90°25′00″W / 47.0765°N 90.4167°W | 1874 | 1961 | Active | VRB-25 | 130 ft (40 m) | |
Peshtigo Reef Light | Green Bay (Offshore) |
44°57′24″N 87°34′45″W / 44.9566°N 87.5791°W | 1936 | Always | Active | Unknown | 72 ft (22 m) | |
Pilot Island Light | Gills Rock | 45°17′03″N 86°55′11″W / 45.2842°N 86.9197°W | 1858 | 1962 | Active | LED | 48 ft (15 m) | |
Plum Island Range Front Light | Plum Island | 45°18′14″N 86°57′18″W / 45.3038°N 86.9550°W (Current location) |
1897 | Never | 1964 | None | 32 ft (9.8 m)[4] | |
Plum Island Range Rear Light | Plum Island | 45°18′27″N 86°57′30″W / 45.3076°N 86.9582°W | 1897 | 1969 | Active | LED | 84 ft (26 m) | |
Port Washington Light | Port Washington | 43°23′28″N 87°52′04″W / 43.391°N 87.8677°W[15] | 1849 (Former) 1860 (Current) |
Never | 1903 (Now a museum) |
Fourth-order Fresnel (Replica) |
133 ft (41 m)[16] | |
Port Washington Breakwater Light | Port Washington | 43°23′07″N 87°51′35″W / 43.3853°N 87.8597°W[17] | 1889 (Former) 1935 (Current) |
1976 | Active | Unknown | 78 ft (24 m) | |
Pottawatomie Light | Rock Island | 45°25′39″N 86°49′44″W / 45.4276°N 86.8288°W | 1836 (Former) 1858 (Current) |
1946 | 1988 | Fourth-order Fresnel (Replica) |
159 ft (48 m) | |
Racine Harbor Light | Racine | 42°44′03″N 87°46′42″W / 42.7341°N 87.7783°W[18] | 1839 (Former) 1901 (Current) |
Never | 1901 | None | 75 ft (23 m) | |
Racine North Breakwater Light | Racine | 42°44′05″N 87°46′19″W / 42.7346°N 87.7720°W[19] | 1872 (Former) 1904 (Current) |
Unknown | 1987[19] | None | 53 ft (16 m)[20] | |
Racine Reef Light | Racine | 42°43′39″N 87°44′10″W / 42.7276°N 87.7361°W | 1899 (Former) 1906 (Current) |
1954 | 1961 | None | 72 ft (22 m)[4] | |
Raspberry Island Light | Apostle Islands (Raspberry Island) |
46°58′14″N 90°48′18″W / 46.9706°N 90.8050°W[21] | 1862 | 1947 | 1957 (Now a museum) |
None | 77 ft (23 m)[22] | |
Rawley Point Light | Two Rivers | 44°12′39″N 87°30′32″W / 44.2108°N 87.5088°W | 1874 (Former) 1894 (Current) |
1979 | Active | Optic | 113 ft (34 m) | |
Rockwell Light (aka: Bray's Point Light) |
Oshkosh | N/A | 1910 | Unknown | 1965 (Estimated) |
None | 26 ft (7.9 m) | |
Sand Island Light | Apostle Islands (Sand Island) |
47°00′12″N 90°56′15″W / 47.0033°N 90.9374°W | 1881 | 1921 | Active (Inactive: 1933-1985) |
LED | 60 ft (18 m) | |
Sheboygan Lighthouse | Sheboygan | 43°44′58″N 87°41′34″W / 43.7495°N 87.6927°W | 1839 (Former) 1915 (Current) |
Unknown | Active | Unknown | 55 ft (17 m) | |
Sherwood Point Light | Nasewaupee (Idlewild) |
44°53′34″N 87°26′00″W / 44.8928°N 87.4334°W | 1883 | 1983 | Active | LED | 61 ft (19 m) | |
Sturgeon Bay Canal Light | Sturgeon Bay | 44°47′42″N 87°18′48″W / 44.7950°N 87.3133°W | 1899 | 1972 | Active | Third-Order Fresnel Lens (Rotating) | 107 ft (33 m) | |
Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Light |
Sturgeon Bay | 44°47′31″N 87°18′34″W / 44.7920°N 87.3095°W | 1882 (Former) 1903 (Current) |
1972 | Active | 300mm | 40 ft (12 m) | |
Superior Entry Breakwater Light (aka: Wisconsin Point Light) |
Superior | 46°42′37″N 92°00′22″W / 46.7102°N 92.0062°W | 1913 | 1970 | Active | DCB-224 | 70 ft (21 m) | |
Two Rivers Light | Two Rivers | 44°08′34″N 87°33′38″W / 44.1428°N 87.5605°W (Original) 44°09′12″N 87°33′45″W / 44.1532°N 87.5624°W[23] (Current) |
1886 | Never | 1969 (Now a museum) |
None | 35 ft (11 m)[24] | |
Wind Point Light | Racine (Wind Point) |
42°46′52″N 87°45′30″W / 42.7811°N 87.7583°W | 1880 | 1964 | Active | VRB-25 | 111 ft (34 m) |
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