Saint Joseph Bluff

Year Established:
1832
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1901
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
ca 1912
Photo Credit:
RG 26-LG-57-2-ac
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
Lake Michigan
Latitude:
42° 06'29"
Longitude:
86° 29'02"
City / Town:
Saint Joseph
U.S. State:
Michigan
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Saint Joseph Bluff
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1832
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
101 FT ABOVE WATER
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
43 FT
Tower Shape:
Square
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1832

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Current Optic:
None
Original Optic Type:
4th Order
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Comments:

Rebuilt 1859 and 1885.


Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018