Type:
Year Established:
1890
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1901
Download:
Mackinac Point MI - Ralph Eshelman.jpeg (321.89 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
Ralph Eshelman
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
STRAITS OF MACKINAC PASSAGE/LAKE HURON
Latitude:
45° 47'18"
Longitude:
84° 43'40"
City / Town:
MACKINAW CITY
U.S. State:
Michigan
Location County:
CHEBOYGAN
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1957
Year Tower Established:
1892
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
STONE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
62 FT ABOVE WATER
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
50 FT
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1907
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
BRICK
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1892
Keeper's Quarters Style:
"CASTLE"
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1892
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Comments:
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017