White Shoal Light (Michigan)
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| White Shoal Light (Michigan) | |
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 White Shoal Light (USCG) |
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| Location: | Lake Michigan west of the Straits of Mackinac |
| Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS) |
(unverified) |
| Year first lit: | 1910 |
| Automated: | 1976 |
| Foundation: | square timber crib/concrete pier |
| Construction: | steel/brick |
| Tower shape: | conical tower on octagonal base |
| Height: | 125ft (38.1 m) |
| Original lens: | second-order bivalve Fresnel lens |
| Range: | 17 mi (27.3 km) |
| Characteristic: | flashing 5 sec |
For the light in the James River, see White Shoal Light (Virginia).
The White Shoal Light is a lighthouse located 20 miles (32 km) west of the Mackinac Bridge in Lake Michigan.
[edit] References
- Michigan Light Stations, from the United States Coast Guard website
- White Shoal Lighthouse at lighthousefriends.com
