Lighthouse · Grand Traverse, Michigan
Mission Point Lighthouse
The tower was first lit in 1870 and no longer serves as a light for ships. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A white wooden house and tower at the tip of Old Mission Peninsula in Grand Traverse Bay, dark since 1933 and open as a small museum in a township park.
Open in the viewer from Old Mission Point beach →
Quick facts
| Type | Lighthouse |
|---|---|
| Built | 1870 |
| Position | 44.9913°N, 85.4794°W |
| From Old Mission Point beach | 525 m (1,723 ft), bearing 300° WNW |
| Source | OpenStreetMap; National Register 80004798 |
How to see it
Above water and inside the horizon from Old Mission Point beach, 525 m (1,723 ft) 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.
Nearby
- Grand Traverse LighthouseLighthouse · 25 km
- North Manitou Shoal LightLighthouse · 38 km
- Charlevoix South Pier LightLighthouse · 40 km
- Three BrothersShipwreck · 1.5 m · 48 km
- South Manitou Island LighthouseLighthouse · 48 km
- South Fox Island LighthouseLighthouse · 51 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.