Little Sable Point

Year Established:
1874
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1901
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1995
Photo Credit:
Thomas Tag
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
EAST SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN
Latitude:
43° 39'11"
Longitude:
86° 32'24"
City / Town:
MEARS
U.S. State:
Michigan
Location County:
OCEANA
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
Yes
Light List Data:
  1. Little Sable Point
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1874
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
WOOD PILINGS
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
108 FT ABOVE WATER
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
100 FT
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1874
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
Other Structures:
NO LONGER STANDING

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
THIRD ORDER
Original Optic Type:
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1874
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

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