Calumet Light

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Calumet Light
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Calumet Harbor Light
Calumet Light
Location Calumet, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°54′54″N88°19′56.5″W / 43.91500°N 88.332361°W / 43.91500; -88.332361
Tower
Constructed1936  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
ConstructionSteel skeletal
Height21 m (69 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
Focal height23 m (75 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
LensStrobes
Characteristic 2 flashing white

The Calumet Harbor lighthouse is a three-story, open-air lighthouse and observation tower located in Calumet Harbor, in the town of Calumet, Wisconsin, approximately one mile west of Pipe, Wisconsin. It is located on the eastern shore of Lake Winnebago, inside the Columbia Park, a Fond du Lac County park. The structure is a steel skeletal tower with two flashing white strobe lights located on top. [1] [2]

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