Type:
Year Established:
1878
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1901
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2022
Photo Credit:
Port Austin Reef Lighthouse Preservation Society
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
LAKE HURON
Latitude:
44° 04'55"
Longitude:
82° 59'04"
City / Town:
PORT AUSTIN
U.S. State:
Michigan
Location County:
HURON
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1899
Tower Construction Material:
YELLOW BRICK
Tower Foundation:
PIER
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
75.5 FT ABOVE WATER
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
53 FT
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1899
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
BRICK
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
OPTICS
Current Optic:
200 MM GLASS
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1878
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017