Type:
Year Established:
1870
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1901
Download:
Sturgeon Point MI 2009 Chad Kaiser.jpeg (215.51 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2009
Photo Credit:
Chad Kaiser
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
STURGEON POINT/LAKE HURON
Latitude:
44° 42'42"
Longitude:
83° 16'37"
City / Town:
HARRISVILLE
U.S. State:
Michigan
Location County:
ALCONA
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1870
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
LIMESTONE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
71
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
65 FT
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1870
Keeper's Quarters Style:
CAPE COD
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
LIMESTONE/BRICK
Other Structures:
BRICK PRIVY (1870)
OPTICS
Current Optic:
THIRD AND HALF ORDER
Original Optic Type:
SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1870
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1913
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017
Historical Information: