Lighthouse · Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Manitowoc Breakwater Light

Manitowoc Breakwater Light
Photo: Jjegers at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

The tower was first lit in 1918 and is still an aid to navigation. Its light shows a white light, on and off for equal times, every 6 seconds, seen up to 12 nautical miles out. A steel tower on its fog signal building at the end of Manitowoc's north breakwater; it is seen from the breakwater and the marina.

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Quick facts

TypeLighthouse
Built1918
LightIso W 6s
Position44.0928°N, 87.6436°W
From Lighthouse Park, Manitowoc486 m (1,595 ft), bearing 156° SSE
SourceUSCG Light List Vol. VII 20860; NOAA ENC

How to see it

Above water and inside the horizon from Lighthouse Park, Manitowoc, 486 m (1,595 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.