Round Island Passage

Year Established:
1948
Existing:
Yes
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2009
Photo Credit:
Chad Kaiser
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
STRAITS OF MACKINAC/LAKE HURON
Latitude:
45° 50.6'
Longitude:
84° 36.9'
City / Town:
MACKINAC ISLAND
U.S. State:
Michigan
Location County:
MACKINAC
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Round Island Passage
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1948
Tower Construction Material:
REINFORCED CONCRETE
Tower Foundation:
CRIB
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
71
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
60
Tower Shape:
SKELETAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1948
Other Structures:
RADIO BEACON

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
190 MM
Original Optic Type:
SEALED BEAM
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

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