Gull Rock

Year Established:
1867
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1901
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2004
Photo Credit:
Mike and Carol McKinney
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
WEST OF MANITOU ISLAND/LAKE SUPERIOR
Latitude:
47° 25'02"
Longitude:
87° 39'35"
City / Town:
COPPER HARBOR
U.S. State:
Michigan
Location County:
KEWEENAW
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Gull Rock
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1867
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
MASONRY
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
50 FT ABOVE WATER
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
39 FT
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1867
Keeper's Quarters Style:
ATTACHED TO TOWER
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
Other Structures:
PRIVY

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
250 MM
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1867
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

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