Cheboygan Crib

Year Established:
1884
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1901
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2005
Photo Credit:
Thomas Tag
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
RELOCATED FROM ENTRANCE TO CHEBOYGAN RIVER
Latitude:
45° 39'48"
Longitude:
84° 27'34"
City / Town:
CHEBOYGAN
U.S. State:
Michigan
Location County:
CHEBOYGAN
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
Yes
Light List Data:
  1. Cheboygan Crib
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1884
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON
Tower Foundation:
FISHING PIER/ORIG. CRIB
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
35 FT ABOVE WATER
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
26.75 FT
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Current Optic:
FOURTH ORDER
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1884
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Comments:

Tower moved on shore in 1980s. Coordinates shown were for the original location.


Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017