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Wisconsin Point Light
Wisconsin Point Lighthouse
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LocationSuperior Wisconsin
Coordinates46°42′36.5″N 92°00′23″W / 46.710139°N 92.00639°W / 46.710139; -92.00639[1]
Tower
Constructed1913
FoundationConcrete pier
ConstructionConcrete
Automated1970
Height56 feet (17 m)
ShapeCylindrical, atop square (rounded corners) keeper's house
MarkingsWhite with red lantern, red roof on house
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signalHORN: 1 blast ev 30s (3s bl); operates from May 1 to October 20
Light
First lit1913
Focal height70 feet (21 m)[2]
LensFourth order Fresnel lens (original), DCB 24 Carlisle & Finch Aerobeacon[3] (current)
Range21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi)[1]
CharacteristicGreen flashing, 5 s[1]
Superior Entry South Breakwater Light
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Arealess than one acre
Built byU.S. Bureau of Lighthouses
MPSLight Stations of the United States MPS
NRHP reference No.07000102[4]
Added to NRHPMarch 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.

  1. ^ a b c Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2014.
  2. ^ Pepper, Terry. "Seeing the Light: Lighthouses on the western Great Lakes".
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  5. ^ Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, Superior Entry Lighthouse.

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