Lighthouse · Saginaw Bay, Michigan
Charity Island Lighthouse
The tower was first lit in 1857 and no longer serves as a light for ships. A brick tower on Big Charity Island in Saginaw Bay, dark since Gravelly Shoal Light replaced it in 1939; commercial boat tours visit the island.
Open in the viewer from By boat off Charity Island →
Quick facts
| Type | Lighthouse |
|---|---|
| Built | 1857 |
| Position | 44.0375°N, 83.4411°W |
| From By boat off Charity Island | 5.0 km (3.1 mi), bearing 75° ENE |
| Source | OpenStreetMap |
How to see it
Above water and inside the horizon from By boat off Charity Island, 5.0 km (3.1 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.
Nearby
- Gravelly Shoal LightLighthouse · 8.0 km
- Tawas Point LighthouseLighthouse · 24 km
- Port Austin Reef LighthouseLighthouse · 37 km
- Pointe aux Barques LighthouseLighthouse · 52 km
- Saginaw River Rear Range LighthouseLighthouse · 55 km
- Harbor Beach LighthouseLighthouse · 68 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.