List of lighthouses in Wisconsin

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This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Wisconsin as identified by the United States Coast Guard and other historical sources.

If not otherwise noted, focal height and coordinates are taken from the United States Coast Guard Light List , [1] while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard Historical information site for lighthouses. [2]

NameImageLocationCoordinatesYear first litAutomatedYear deactivatedCurrent LensFocal Height
Algoma Pierhead Light AlgomaWisconsinPierheadLighthouse2008.jpg Algoma 44°36′25″N87°25′45″W / 44.6070°N 87.4293°W / 44.6070; -87.4293 (Algoma Pierhead Light) 19321973ActivePlastic48 ft (15 m)
Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light USCGashlandlight.JPG Ashland 46°37′42″N90°52′14″W / 46.6282°N 90.8706°W / 46.6282; -90.8706 (Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light) 19151962Active250mm60 ft (18 m)
Asylum Light AsylumLight.jpg Oshkosh 44°03′44″N88°30′53″W / 44.062361°N 88.514639°W / 44.062361; -88.514639 Never LitN/AN/ANoneUnknown
Baileys Harbor Light BaileysHarborLighthouse.jpg Baileys Harbor 45°03′21″N87°05′49″W / 45.0559°N 87.0970°W / 45.0559; -87.0970 (Baileys Harbor Light) [3] 1853Never1869
(Now a private home)
None54 ft (16 m) [4]
Baileys Harbor Range Front Light BaileysHarborRange.jpg Baileys Harbor 45°04′13″N87°07′11″W / 45.0704°N 87.1198°W / 45.0704; -87.1198 (Baileys Harbor Range Front Light) [5] 18701930Active
(Inactive: 1969-2015)
LED21 ft (6.4 m) [4]
Baileys Harbor Range Rear Light BaileysHarborRangeBack.jpg Baileys Harbor 45°04′22″N87°07′16″W / 45.0729°N 87.121°W / 45.0729; -87.121 (Baileys Harbor Range Rear Light) [6] 18701930Active
(Inactive: 1969-2015)
LED36 ft (11 m) [4]
Calumet Light CalumetLight.jpg Calumet 43°54′54″N88°19′56.5″W / 43.91500°N 88.332361°W / 43.91500; -88.332361 1936NeverActiveUnknownUnknown
Cana Island Light Cana Island Lighthouse Sep2013.jpg Baileys Harbor 45°05′17″N87°02′51″W / 45.0881°N 87.0476°W / 45.0881; -87.0476 (Cana Island Light) 18701945ActiveThird-Order Fresnel 83 ft (25 m)
Chambers Island Light ChambersIslandLighthouse.jpg Gibraltar
(Chambers Island)
45°12′08″N87°21′53″W / 45.2022°N 87.3648°W / 45.2022; -87.3648 (Chambers Island Light) [7] 186819551961None68 ft (21 m) [7]
Chequamegon Point Light Cheqpt.jpg Apostle Islands
(Long Island)
46°43′43″N90°48′33″W / 46.7285°N 90.8093°W / 46.7285; -90.8093 (Chambers Island Light) 1896 [8] 19641987None42 ft (13 m) [8]
Devils Island Light Devils01.jpg Apostle Islands
(Devils Island)
47°04′46″N90°43′41″W / 47.0795°N 90.7281°W / 47.0795; -90.7281 (Devils Island Light) 1891 (Former)
1901 (Current)
1978ActiveThird-order Fresnel 100 ft (30 m)
Dunlap Reef Range Lights Sturgeon Bay N/A1881Never1924
(The rear range light
is now a private home)
None18 ft (5.5 m)
(Front Range)
39 ft (12 m)
(Rear Range)
Eagle Bluff Light USCGeaglebluff.JPG Ephraim 45°10′07″N87°14′12″W / 45.1687°N 87.2367°W / 45.1687; -87.2367 (Eagle Bluff Light) 18681926ActiveLED

Fifth-Order Fresnel Inactive in tower

75 ft (23 m)
Fond du Lac Light FondduLacLighthouse.jpg Fond du Lac 43°47′51.54″N88°26′14.09″W / 43.7976500°N 88.4372472°W / 43.7976500; -88.4372472 1933NeverActiveUnknownUnknown
Grassy Island Range Lights USCGgrassyisland.JPG Green Bay 44°33′36″N87°59′35″W / 44.560°N 87.993°W / 44.560; -87.993 (Grassy Island Range Lights (original)) [9]
(Original)
44°32′10″N88°00′19″W / 44.5362°N 88.0052°W / 44.5362; -88.0052 (Grassy Island Range Lights (current)) [10]
(Current)
187219341966Sixth-Order Fresnel (Replicas)35 ft (11 m) [4]
(Upper light)
27 ft (8.2 m) [4]
(Lower light)
Green Bay Harbor Entrance Light Green Bay Harbor Ent Light.PNG Green Bay 44°39′11″N87°54′05″W / 44.6531°N 87.9013°W / 44.6531; -87.9013 (Green Bay Harbor Entrance Light) 19351979ActiveUnknown72 ft (22 m)
Green Island Light Greenislandlight WI.JPG Peshtigo
(Green Island)
45°03′23″N87°29′34″W / 45.0564°N 87.4929°W / 45.0564; -87.4929 (Green Island Light) [11] 186319331956
(Now in ruins)
None55 ft (17 m) [11]
Gull Island Light Apostle Islands
(Gull Island)
46°54′24″N90°26′36″W / 46.9067°N 90.4433°W / 46.9067; -90.4433 (Gull Island Light) 1929AlwaysActive250mm56 ft (17 m)
Kenosha Light
(Orig: Kenosha North Pierhead Light)
Kenosha Southport Lighthouse.jpg Kenosha 42°35′22″N87°48′57″W / 42.5894°N 87.8157°W / 42.5894; -87.8157 (Kenosha Light) [12] 1840 (Former)
1867 (Current)
1996
(Relit)
Active
(Inactive: 1906-1996)
Replica50 ft (15 m) [4]
Kenosha North Pier Light Kenosha North Pier Lighthouse.jpg Kenosha 42°35′20″N87°48′31″W / 42.5888°N 87.8086°W / 42.5888; -87.8086 (Kenosha North Pier Light) 1848 (Former)
1906 (Current)
1925ActiveFourth-order Fresnel50 ft (15 m)
Kevich Light KevichLight.jpg Grafton 43°19′24″N87°53′19″W / 43.3233°N 87.8885°W / 43.3233; -87.8885 (Kevich Light) 1981AlwaysActiveHalide lamps163 ft (50 m)
Kewaunee Pierhead Light KewauneeWisconsinPierheadLighthouse2008.jpg Kewaunee 44°27′27″N87°29′34″W / 44.4574°N 87.4929°W / 44.4574; -87.4929 (Kewaunee Pierhead Light) 1889 (Former)
1931 (Current)
1981ActiveVega-44 LED45 ft (14 m)
La Pointe Light Longlite.jpg Apostle Islands
(Long Island)
46°43′43″N90°47′06″W / 46.7287°N 90.7849°W / 46.7287; -90.7849 (La Pointe Light) 1858 (Former)
1896 (Current)
1964Active300mm70 ft (21 m)
Long Tail Point Light
(First)
Green Bay 44°35′45″N87°59′01″W / 44.5959°N 87.9835°W / 44.5959; -87.9835 (Long Tail Point Light) [13] 1848Never1859
(Now in ruins)
None56 ft (17 m)
Long Tail Point Light
(Second)
Green Bay N/A1859Never1899
(Destroyed in 1936)
NoneUnknown
Long Tail Point Light
(Third)
Long Tail Point Light.jpg Green Bay N/A189919361973
(Destroyed)
NoneUnknown
Manitowoc Breakwater Light ManitowocLight.jpg Manitowoc 44°05′34″N87°38′37″W / 44.0928°N 87.6436°W / 44.0928; -87.6436 (Manitowoc Breakwater Light) 1839 (Former)
1918 (Current)
1971ActiveUnknown52 ft (16 m)
Michigan Island Light
(New)
Newmich2.jpg Apostle Islands
(Michigan Island)
46°52′17″N90°29′50″W / 46.8714°N 90.4971°W / 46.8714; -90.4971 (Michigan Island Light) 19291943ActiveLED170 ft (52 m)
Michigan Island Light
(Old)
Mich2000.jpg Apostle Islands
(Michigan Island)
N/A1857Never1929
(Replaced)
NoneUnknown
Milwaukee Breakwater Light MilwaukeeBreakwaterLighthouse.jpg Milwaukee 43°01′37″N87°52′55″W / 43.0269°N 87.8819°W / 43.0269; -87.8819 (Milwaukee Breakwater Light) 1899 (Former)
1926 (Current)
1966ActiveUnknown61 ft (19 m)
Milwaukee Pierhead Light MilwaukeePierhead.jpg Milwaukee 43°01′33″N87°53′43″W / 43.0259°N 87.8953°W / 43.0259; -87.8953 (Milwaukee Pierhead Light) 18721939ActiveUnknown48 ft (15 m)
Neenah Light
(aka:Kimberly Point Lighthouse)
NeenahLighthouse2009FoxRiver.jpg Neenah N/A1945AlwaysActiveUnknownUnknown
North Point Light North Point Lighthouse.jpg Milwaukee 43°03′56″N87°52′17″W / 43.0656°N 87.8714°W / 43.0656; -87.8714 (North Point Light) [14] 1855 (Former)
1888 (Current)
19431994None154 ft (47 m) [14]
Outer Island Light Outr1974.jpg Apostle Islands
(Outer Island)
47°04′35″N90°25′00″W / 47.0765°N 90.4167°W / 47.0765; -90.4167 (Outer Island Light) 18741961Active VRB-25 130 ft (40 m)
Peshtigo Reef Light Peshtigo Reef Lighthouse.JPG Green Bay
(Offshore)
44°57′24″N87°34′45″W / 44.9566°N 87.5791°W / 44.9566; -87.5791 (Peshtigo Reef Light) 1936AlwaysActiveUnknown72 ft (22 m)
Pilot Island Light USCGpilotislandlight.JPG Gills Rock 45°17′03″N86°55′11″W / 45.2842°N 86.9197°W / 45.2842; -86.9197 (Pilot Island Light) 18581962ActiveLED48 ft (15 m)
Plum Island Range Front Light USCGplumislandrangefront.JPG Plum Island 45°18′14″N86°57′18″W / 45.3038°N 86.9550°W / 45.3038; -86.9550 (Plum Island Range Front Light)
(Current location)
1897Never1964None32 ft (9.8 m) [4]
Plum Island Range Rear Light PlumRearLight.jpg Plum Island 45°18′27″N86°57′30″W / 45.3076°N 86.9582°W / 45.3076; -86.9582 (Plum Island Range Rear Light) 18971969ActiveLED84 ft (26 m)
Port Washington Light Old port washington light.PNG Port Washington 43°23′28″N87°52′04″W / 43.391°N 87.8677°W / 43.391; -87.8677 (Port Washington Light) [15] 1849 (Former)
1860 (Current)
Never1903
(Now a museum)
Fourth-order Fresnel
(Replica)
133 ft (41 m) [16]
Port Washington Breakwater Light Port Washington pier light.jpg Port Washington 43°23′07″N87°51′35″W / 43.3853°N 87.8597°W / 43.3853; -87.8597 [17] 1889 (Former)
1935 (Current)
1976ActiveUnknown78 ft (24 m)
Pottawatomie Light Potawatomi lighthouse.jpg Rock Island 45°25′39″N86°49′44″W / 45.4276°N 86.8288°W / 45.4276; -86.8288 (Pottawatomie Light) 1836 (Former)
1858 (Current)
19461988Fourth-order Fresnel
(Replica)
159 ft (48 m)
Racine Harbor Light RACINE HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE AND LIGHT SAVING STATION.jpg Racine 42°44′03″N87°46′42″W / 42.7341°N 87.7783°W / 42.7341; -87.7783 (Racine Harbor Light) [18] 1839 (Former)
1901 (Current)
Never1901None75 ft (23 m)
Racine North Breakwater Light Racine 42°44′05″N87°46′19″W / 42.7346°N 87.7720°W / 42.7346; -87.7720 (Racine North Breakwater Light) [19] 1872 (Former)
1904 (Current)
Unknown1987 [19] None53 ft (16 m) [20]
Racine Reef Light Racinereef.JPG Racine 42°43′39″N87°44′10″W / 42.7276°N 87.7361°W / 42.7276; -87.7361 (Racine Reef Light) 1899 (Former)
1906 (Current)
19541961None72 ft (22 m) [4]
Raspberry Island Light Rastower.jpg Apostle Islands
(Raspberry Island)
46°58′14″N90°48′18″W / 46.9706°N 90.8050°W / 46.9706; -90.8050 (Raspberry Island Light) [21] 186219471957
(Now a museum)
None77 ft (23 m) [22]
Rawley Point Light Rawley Point Light (Manitowoc County, Wisconsin).jpg Two Rivers 44°12′39″N87°30′32″W / 44.2108°N 87.5088°W / 44.2108; -87.5088 (Rawley Point Light) 1874 (Former)
1894 (Current)
1979ActiveOptic113 ft (34 m)
Rockwell Light
(aka: Bray's Point Light)
RockwellLight.jpg Oshkosh N/A1910Unknown1965
(Estimated)
None26 ft (7.9 m)
Sand Island Light Sandlite.jpg Apostle Islands
(Sand Island)
47°00′12″N90°56′15″W / 47.0033°N 90.9374°W / 47.0033; -90.9374 (Sand Island Light) 18811921Active
(Inactive: 1933-1985)
LED60 ft (18 m)
Sheboygan Lighthouse Sheboygan Pierhead Light 1915.jpg Sheboygan 43°44′58″N87°41′34″W / 43.7495°N 87.6927°W / 43.7495; -87.6927 (Sheboygan Breakwater Light) 1839 (Former)
1915 (Current)
UnknownActiveUnknown55 ft (17 m)
Sherwood Point Light USCGsherwoodpoint.JPG Nasewaupee
(Idlewild)
44°53′34″N87°26′00″W / 44.8928°N 87.4334°W / 44.8928; -87.4334 (Sherwood Point Light) 18831983ActiveLED61 ft (19 m)
Sturgeon Bay Canal Light Sturgeon Bay Canal Light August 2015.jpg Sturgeon Bay 44°47′42″N87°18′48″W / 44.7950°N 87.3133°W / 44.7950; -87.3133 (Sturgeon Bay Canal Light) 18991972ActiveThird-Order Fresnel Lens (Rotating)107 ft (33 m)
Sturgeon Bay Canal
North Pierhead Light
Channel Light Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin.JPG Sturgeon Bay 44°47′31″N87°18′34″W / 44.7920°N 87.3095°W / 44.7920; -87.3095 (Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Light) 1882 (Former)
1903 (Current)
1972Active300mm40 ft (12 m)
Superior Entry Breakwater Light
(aka: Wisconsin Point Light)
Superior-lighthouse-horcapt-tom-mackay.jpg Superior 46°42′37″N92°00′22″W / 46.7102°N 92.0062°W / 46.7102; -92.0062 (Wisconsin Point Light) 19131970Active DCB-224 70 ft (21 m)
Two Rivers Light Two Rivers Light USCG.PNG Two Rivers 44°08′34″N87°33′38″W / 44.1428°N 87.5605°W / 44.1428; -87.5605 (Two Rivers Light (original))
(Original)
44°09′12″N87°33′45″W / 44.1532°N 87.5624°W / 44.1532; -87.5624 (Two Rivers Light (current)) [23]
(Current)
1886Never1969
(Now a museum)
None35 ft (11 m) [24]
Wind Point Light Wind Point Lighthouse 071104 edit2.jpg Racine
(Wind Point)
42°46′52″N87°45′30″W / 42.7811°N 87.7583°W / 42.7811; -87.7583 (Wind Point Light) 18801964ActiveVRB-25111 ft (34 m)

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