Lighthouse · Beaver Island, Michigan

Lansing Shoal Lighthouse

The tower was first lit in 1928 and is still an aid to navigation. Its light shows one white flash every 10 seconds, seen up to 12 nautical miles out. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A square concrete tower on a crib in northern Lake Michigan, 6 miles southeast of Point Patterson, that replaced the lightships on Lansing Shoal in 1928.

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Quick facts

TypeLighthouse
Built1928
LightFl W 10s
Position45.9037°N, 85.5617°W
From By boat at Lansing Shoal2.2 km (1.4 mi), bearing 164° SSE
SourceUSCG Light List Vol. VII 21535; NOAA ENC; National Register 05000979

How to see it

Above water and inside the horizon from By boat at Lansing Shoal, 2.2 km (1.4 mi) away, so on a clear day it can be seen from there, and CoastFinder puts a label on it.

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Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.