Lighthouse · Muskegon, Michigan

Muskegon South Breakwater Light

Muskegon South Breakwater Light
Photo: Aaron headly, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The tower was first lit in 1930 and is still an aid to navigation. Its light shows a red light, on and off for equal times, every 6 seconds, seen up to 8 nautical miles out. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A red square steel tower at the end of the south breakwater outside the Muskegon channel, open for tours in summer.

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Quick facts

TypeLighthouse
Built1930
LightIso R 6s
Position43.2241°N, 86.3469°W
From Pere Marquette Park, Muskegon790 m (2,591 ft), bearing 271° W
SourceUSCG Light List Vol. VII 18705; NOAA ENC; National Register 06001026

How to see it

Above water and inside the horizon from Pere Marquette Park, Muskegon, 790 m (2,591 ft) away, so on a clear day it can be seen from there, and CoastFinder puts a label on it.

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Nearby

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.