Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Light
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Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Light | |
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Location: | Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS) |
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Year first lit: | 1903 |
Foundation: | Concrete |
Construction: | Cast Iron |
Tower shape: | Cylindrical on Square Fog signal house |
Height: | 39 feet (12 m) |
Original lens: | Sixth order Fresnel lens |
Range: | 9 statute miles (14 km) |
Characteristic: | Red, flashing 2.5 s |
The Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Light is a lighthouse located near Sturgeon Bay in Door County, Wisconsin.
Painted red, the light is situated on the north pier of the southern entrance to the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal.
There are two lighthouses at this location, the other being the Sturgeon Bay Canal Lighthouse.
[edit] External links
- Seeing the light
- Lighthouse friends article
- NPS Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin
- Volume 7, USCG Lightlist (PDF)