Lighthouse · Escanaba, Michigan
Poverty Island Lighthouse
The tower was first lit in 1875 and no longer serves as a light for ships. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. An abandoned brick tower without its lantern on Poverty Island off the Garden Peninsula, dark since 1976 and named America's most endangered lighthouse in 2011.
Open in the viewer from By boat off St. Martin Island →
Quick facts
| Type | Lighthouse |
|---|---|
| Built | 1875 |
| Position | 45.5225°N, 86.6666°W |
| From By boat off St. Martin Island | 4.4 km (2.7 mi), bearing 77° ENE |
| Source | OpenStreetMap; National Register 05000984 |
How to see it
Above water and inside the horizon from By boat off St. Martin Island, 4.4 km (2.7 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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- South Fox Island LighthouseLighthouse · 67 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.