Type:
Year Established:
1873
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1901
Download:
031_Calumet_Pierhead_IN_1933_CG2.jpg (1.86 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1933
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Service
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Lake Michigan
Latitude:
41° 43'53"
Longitude:
87° 32'19"
City / Town:
Gary
U.S. State:
Indiana
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1873
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
37 FT ABOVE WATER
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
30 FT
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
OPTICS
Year Original Lens Installed:
1873
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Feb 12, 2018
Originally located in Illinois, when the pierhead was extended the light was in Indiana before being torn down.