Round Island

Year Established:
1896
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1901
File Type:
JPG (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2007
Photo Credit:
Chad Kaiser
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
STRAITS OF MACKINAC
Latitude:
45° 50'08"
Longitude:
84° 36'49"
City / Town:
CITY OF MACK. ISLAND
U.S. State:
Michigan
Location County:
MACKINAC
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
Yes
Light List Data:
  1. Round Island
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1947-1996
Year Tower Established:
1896
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE PIER
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
53 FT ABOVE WATER
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
45 FT
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1896
Keeper's Quarters Style:
INTEGRAL TO TOWER
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
BRICK OIL HOUSE (1895), BRICK OUTHOUSE (1895)

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
300 MM, SOLAR POWERED
Year Original Lens Installed:
1895
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017