Baileys Harbor Range Lights

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Baileys Harbor Range Lights

Skeleton tower, front range light, rear range light(way in back)
Location: Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin
Coordinates
WGS-84 (GPS)
45°04′13″N, 87°07′11″W
Front range Light
Year first lit: 1869
Automated: 1930
Deactivated: Late 1960s
Foundation: Field Stone
Construction: Wood
Tower shape: Square base, upper is octagonal
Height: 21 feet (7 m)
Original lens: Fifth order
Baileys Harbor Range Lights

Rear range light
Location: Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin
Coordinates
WGS-84 (GPS)
45°04′22″N, 87°07′16″W
Rear range light
Year first lit: 1870
Foundation: Field Stone
Construction: Wood
Tower shape: Square, atop a house
Height: 35 feet (11 m)
Original lens: Fifth order
Baileys Harbor Range Lights
Location: Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin
Coordinates
WGS-84 (GPS)
( 45°04′12″N, 87°07′12″W)
Skeleton tower
Foundation: Concrete
Construction: Metal skeleton tower with red/white/red dayboard
Height: 31 feet (9 m)
Characteristic: White light Flashing every 2.5 seconds, with a higher intensity beam on a bearing of 340°

The Baileys Harbor Range Lights are a pair of lighthouses arranged in a range light configuration, located near Baileys Harbor in Door County, Wisconsin.

The range lights replaced the Baileys Harbor Lighthouse in 1870 at a cost of $6,000. They are approximately 980 feet (300 m) apart and aligned on a 340° bearing line to guide boats safely into the harbor. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 or 1989, as reference number 89001466 as the Baileys Harbor Range Light. Currently part of the Ridges wildlife sanctuary.

The skeleton tower is listed in Volume VII of the United States Coast Guard light list.

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