Whitefish Point Lighthouse, Michigan, Great Lakes, Photo

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Code Number:: TLHD01_221
Title:: Whitefish Point Lighthouse, Michigan, Lake Superior, Great Lakes; This sturdy lighthouse is situated at Whitefish Point, north of the town of Paradise. This is the point that the lake ore ship Edmund Fitzgerald was trying to reach before its fateful demise.
Latitude: 46.77121
Longitude: -84.95736
Year first lit: 1861
Automated: 1971
Construction: Steel
Tower shape: Lattice Tower
Height: Tower ? 23 m (76 feet)
Focal height: Focal plane ? 24 m (80 feet)
Original lens: 3rd order Fresnel Lens
Current lens: Light-emitting diode (LED) lantern
Range: 24 km (15 miles)
ARLHS number: USA-887
USCG number: 7-14530
Whitefish Point Light
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Michigan State Historic Site
NRHP Reference: 73000947
Added to NRHP: 28/02/1973
Designated MSHS: 22/02/1974
Keywords:: Michigan, Towns, United States of America, Scenics, USA, American, Lighthouses, Beacon, Maritime, Technology, Architecture, Building, landmark, structure, real, coast, coastline, nautical, shore, shoreline, Navigation Aid, Navaid, Coastal, Transportation Safety, light, Phare, Tower, Shepard, History, Historical
Image by:: Wernher Krutein

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Code Number:: TLHD01_221
Title:: Whitefish Point Lighthouse, Michigan, Lake Superior, Great Lakes; This sturdy lighthouse is situated at Whitefish Point, north of the town of Paradise. This is the point that the lake ore ship Edmund Fitzgerald was trying to reach before its fateful demise.
Latitude: 46.77121
Longitude: -84.95736
Year first lit: 1861
Automated: 1971
Construction: Steel
Tower shape: Lattice Tower
Height: Tower ? 23 m (76 feet)
Focal height: Focal plane ? 24 m (80 feet)
Original lens: 3rd order Fresnel Lens
Current lens: Light-emitting diode (LED) lantern
Range: 24 km (15 miles)
ARLHS number: USA-887
USCG number: 7-14530
Whitefish Point Light
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Michigan State Historic Site
NRHP Reference: 73000947
Added to NRHP: 28/02/1973
Designated MSHS: 22/02/1974
Keywords:: Michigan, Towns, United States of America, Scenics, USA, American, Lighthouses, Beacon, Maritime, Technology, Architecture, Building, landmark, structure, real, coast, coastline, nautical, shore, shoreline, Navigation Aid, Navaid, Coastal, Transportation Safety, light, Phare, Tower, Shepard, History, Historical
Image by:: Wernher Krutein
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