Lighthouse · Grand Marais, Minnesota
Grand Marais Lighthouse (Minnesota)
The tower was first lit in 1922 and is still an aid to navigation. Its light shows one white flash every 2.5 seconds, seen up to 12 nautical miles out. A white steel tower with an enclosed upper part at the end of the east breakwater in Grand Marais, Minnesota; the old keeper's house on shore is the Cook County Historical Society museum.
Open in the viewer from Harbor Park, Grand Marais →
Quick facts
| Type | Lighthouse |
|---|---|
| Built | 1922 |
| Light | Fl W 2.5s |
| Position | 47.7452°N, 90.3379°W |
| From Harbor Park, Grand Marais | 447 m (1,468 ft), bearing 204° SSW |
| Source | USCG Light List Vol. VII 16615; NOAA ENC |
How to see it
Above water and inside the horizon from Harbor Park, Grand Marais, 447 m (1,468 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. Minnesota'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 Minnesota arrives.
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- Duluth South Breakwater Inner LighthouseLighthouse · 170 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.