Lighthouse · Escanaba, Michigan
Peninsula Point Lighthouse
The tower was first lit in 1866 and no longer serves as a light for ships. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A square brick tower at the tip of the Stonington Peninsula, dark since 1936; the keeper's house burned, and visitors climb the tower for a view over the bays de Noc.
Open in the viewer from By boat at Minneapolis Shoal →
Quick facts
| Type | Lighthouse |
|---|---|
| Built | 1866 |
| Position | 45.6681°N, 86.9670°W |
| From By boat at Minneapolis Shoal | 7.8 km (4.8 mi), bearing 14° NNE |
| Source | OpenStreetMap; National Register 75000941 |
How to see it
Above water and inside the horizon from By boat at Minneapolis Shoal, 7.8 km (4.8 mi) away, so on a clear day it can be seen from there, and CoastFinder puts a label on it.
On the website for now. Michigan's lighthouses are in the web viewer first, and they are coming to the CoastFinder app, which covers the North Carolina coast today. Follow @coastfinderapp to hear when Michigan arrives.
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- Menominee North Pier LighthouseLighthouse · 80 km
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.