Lighthouse · Port Washington, Wisconsin

Port Washington Light Station

Port Washington Light Station
Photo: Freekee, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The tower was first lit in 1860 and no longer serves as a light for ships. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The light station on the bluff above the harbor, dark since 1903; its tower and lantern were rebuilt in 2002 with help from Luxembourg, and it is a museum of the Port Washington Historical Society.

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Quick facts

TypeLighthouse
Built1860
Position43.3911°N, 87.8677°W
From Coal Dock Park, Port Washington728 m (2,387 ft), bearing 2° N
SourceOpenStreetMap; National Register 99001222

How to see it

Above water and inside the horizon from Coal Dock Park, Port Washington, 728 m (2,387 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.