Type:
Year Established:
1848
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1901
Download:
West Sister Island OH 1993.jpg (9.47 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1993
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
MAUMEE BAY ENTRANCE/WEST END LAKE ERIE
Latitude:
41° 44'13"
Longitude:
83° 6'39"
City / Town:
WEST SISTER ISLAND
U.S. State:
Ohio
Location County:
LUCAS
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1848
Tower Construction Material:
LIMESTONE/BRICK
Tower Foundation:
STONE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
57 FT ABOVE WATER
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
50.5 FT
Tower Shape:
CONICAL W/OUT LANTERN
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1868
OPTICS
Current Optic:
300 MM
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed:
1848
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017