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Pipe Island Light

Coordinates: 46°0′58.8″N 83°53′57.5″W / 46.016333°N 83.899306°W / 46.016333; -83.899306
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Pipe Island Light
Map
LocationPipe Island, Michigan
Coordinates46°0′58.8″N 83°53′57.5″W / 46.016333°N 83.899306°W / 46.016333; -83.899306
Tower
Constructed1888[1]
ConstructionBrick[2]
Height52 feet (16 m)[2]
ShapeOctagonal[2]
MarkingsKRW on yellow octagonal tower with black skeleton superstructure[2]
Light
Range11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)[2]
CharacteristicFl W 5s[2]
United States no.12875

Pipe Island Light is a privately owned lighthouse on Pipe Island in St. Mary's River, Michigan.[3] It was lit in 1888 by the Lake Carriers Association to help ships entering St. Mary's River from Lake Huron.[1][4] In 2005 three cottages and the Victorian keeper's dwelling were made available for overnight stays.

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Pipe Island Light". Michigan Lighthouse Fund. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2010. p. 174.
  3. ^ "Pipe Island, MI". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  4. ^ "Pipe Island Lighthouse". Lighthouse tours. Retrieved November 25, 2012.

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