Sherwood Point Lighthouse
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Location: | Idlewild, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS) |
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Foundation: | Concrete |
Construction: | Brick |
Year first lit: | 1883 |
Automated: | 1983 |
Tower shape: | Square |
Height: | 37 feet (11 m) |
Original lens: | Fifth order Fresnel lens |
Range: | 15 statute miles (24 km) |
Characteristic: | White, Isophase 6 s |
The Sherwood Point lighthouse is a lighthouse located near Idlewild in Door County, Wisconsin.
Situated on the west side of the north entrance to Sturgeon Bay, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, as the Sherwood Point Light Station, reference #84003663.
[edit] External links
- Seeing the light
- Lighthouse friends article
- NPS Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin
- Volume 7, USCG Lightlist (PDF)