Location | Town of Grafton, Wisconsin, Twenty minutes north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates | 43°19′23.7″N87°53′18.5″W / 43.323250°N 87.888472°W Coordinates: 43°19′23.7″N87°53′18.5″W / 43.323250°N 87.888472°W [1] |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1981 |
Height | 40 feet (12 m) from on top of bluff, 120 feet (37 m) from lake level |
Light | |
First lit | 1981 |
Focal height | 50 m (160 ft) |
Range | 20 miles (32 km)[ citation needed ] |
Characteristic | rotating shield causes a 4 seconds on, 4 seconds off effect |
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