Lighthouse · Isle Royale, Michigan

Rock Harbor Lighthouse

Rock Harbor Lighthouse
Photo: Ray Dumas, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The tower was first lit in 1856 and no longer serves as a light for ships. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The oldest lighthouse on Isle Royale, a stone and brick tower in Rock Harbor that served only eight years before going dark in 1879.

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Quick facts

TypeLighthouse
Built1856
Position48.0898°N, 88.5793°W
From Edisen Fishery dock, Isle Royale275 m (902 ft), bearing 84° E
SourceOpenStreetMap; National Register 77000154

How to see it

Above water and inside the horizon from Edisen Fishery dock, Isle Royale, 275 m (902 ft) 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.