Lighthouse · Keweenaw, Michigan
Mendota Lighthouse
The tower was first lit in 1895 and is still an aid to navigation. Its light shows one white flash every 20 seconds. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A yellow brick lighthouse at the Lac La Belle channel on Bete Grise Bay, privately owned, which relit its own Fresnel lens in 1998.
Open in the viewer from Fanny Hooe Creek, Fort Wilkins →
Quick facts
| Type | Lighthouse |
|---|---|
| Built | 1895 |
| Light | Fl W 20s |
| Position | 47.3740°N, 87.9667°W |
| From Fanny Hooe Creek, Fort Wilkins | 13 km (8.0 mi), bearing 216° SW |
| Source | USCG Light List Vol. VII 15151; NOAA ENC; National Register 80004840 |
How to see it
Above water and inside the horizon from Fanny Hooe Creek, Fort Wilkins, 13 km (8.0 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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- Manitou Island LighthouseLighthouse · 29 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.