Baileys Harbor Range Lights

Baileys Harbor Front Range Light

Skeleton tower, front range light, rear range light(way in back)
Location	Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin
Coordinates	45°04′13″N 87°07′11″W / 45.07028°N 87.11972°W / 45.07028; -87.11972
Year first lit	1869
Automated	1930
Deactivated	Late 1960s
Foundation	Field stone
Construction	Wood
Tower shape	Square base, upper is octagonal
Markings / pattern	KRW
Height	21 feet (6.4 m)
Original lens	Fifth order Fresnel (1897)[1]
Characteristic	-
Baileys Harbor Range Light
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	Roughly Co. Rd. Q, Ridges Rd., and WI 57, Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin
Coordinates	45°4′19″N 87°7′13″W / 45.07194°N 87.12028°W / 45.07194; -87.12028Coordinates: 45°4′19″N 87°7′13″W / 45.07194°N 87.12028°W / 45.07194; -87.12028
Area	5.4 acres (2.2 ha)
Built	1869
Architect	Breitbach, Andrew
Governing body	COAST GUARD
NRHP Reference #	89001466[2]
Added to NRHP	September 21, 1989

Baileys Harbor Rear Range Light

Rear range light
Location	Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin
Coordinates	45°04′22″N 87°07′16″W / 45.07278°N 87.12111°W / 45.07278; -87.12111
Year first lit	1870
Foundation	Field stone
Construction	Wood
Tower shape	Square, atop a house
Markings / pattern	White w/black and red markings
Height	30 feet (9.1 m)[3]
Focal height	36 feet (11 m)[4]
Original lens	Fifth order
Characteristic	directional mark
ARLHS number	USA-027[5][6]

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

History

The range lights replaced the Baileys Harbor Lighthouse in 1870 at a cost of $6,000.^[10] 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 1989, as reference number 89001466 as the Baileys Harbor Range Light. Currently part of the Ridges wildlife sanctuary, which is listed on the List of National Natural Landmarks in Wisconsin. It is closed to the public, but may be viewed from Ridges Road.^[11]

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

The Bailey's Harbor Range Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Reference #89001466, as BAILEYS HARBOR RANGE LIGHT. It is also on the State List/Inventory as of 1988.^[10]

Door County has the most lighthouses of any Wisconsin county.^[12]

Getting there

Highway 57 just north of Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin, turn east onto Ridges Road. Proceed 0.3 mi (0.48 km)to the Bailey Harbor Range Lights. The Ridges Sanctuary, which charges a fee to use their hiking trails and boardwalk.^[13]

Notes

Specialized additional reading

External links

• Door County Lighthouses, Door County Marine Museum.
• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Eastern Wisconsin". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 
• Satellite View, Baileys Harbor Range Lights at Google maps.

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Baileys Harbor Directional Light