Kenosha North Pier Lighthouse
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 Kenosha North Pier Lighthouse |
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| Location: | Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS) |
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| Foundation: | Concrete pier |
| Construction: | Cast iron |
| Year first lit: | 1906 |
| Tower shape: | Red, Conical |
| Height: | 50 feet (15 m) (focal plane) |
| Original lens: | Fourth order Fresnel lens |
| Range: | 12 statute miles (19 km) |
| Characteristic: | Red, Isophase, 6 sec |
The Kenosha North Pier lighthouse is a lighthouse located near Kenosha in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
Located on the north pier, it is listed in the United States Coast Guard light list and the United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System as the Kenosha Light. It is currently painted red, but has been painted white in the past. The adjacent south pier and breakwater also had lighthouses, but now have cylindrical navigational lights.
[edit] See also
- Kenosha Southport Lighthouse - Near the north pier, on Simmons Island
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