List of lighthouses in Wisconsin

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]

Name	Image	Location	Coordinates	Year first lit	Automated	Year deactivated	Current Lens	Focal Height
Algoma Pierhead Light		Algoma	44°36′25″N87°25′45″W / 44.6070°N 87.4293°W / 44.6070; -87.4293 (Algoma Pierhead Light)	1932	1973	Active	Plastic	04848 ft (15 m)
Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light		Ashland	46°37′42″N90°52′14″W / 46.6282°N 90.8706°W / 46.6282; -90.8706 (Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light)	1915	1962	Active	250mm	06060 ft (18 m)
Asylum Light		Oshkosh	44°03′44″N88°30′53″W / 44.062361°N 88.514639°W / 44.062361; -88.514639	Never Lit	N/A	N/A	None	Unknown
Baileys Harbor Light		Baileys Harbor	45°03′21″N87°05′49″W / 45.0559°N 87.0970°W / 45.0559; -87.0970 (Baileys Harbor Light) [3]	1853	Never	1869 (Now a private home)	None	05454 ft (16 m) [4]
Baileys Harbor Range Front Light		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]	1870	1930	Active (Inactive: 1969-2015)	LED	02121 ft (6.4 m) [4]
Baileys Harbor Range Rear Light		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]	1870	1930	Active (Inactive: 1969-2015)	LED	03636 ft (11 m) [4]
Calumet Light		Calumet	43°54′54″N88°19′56.5″W / 43.91500°N 88.332361°W / 43.91500; -88.332361	1936	Never	Active	Unknown	Unknown
Cana Island Light		Baileys Harbor	45°05′17″N87°02′51″W / 45.0881°N 87.0476°W / 45.0881; -87.0476 (Cana Island Light)	1870	1945	Active	Third-Order Fresnel	08383 ft (25 m)
Chambers Island Light		Gibraltar (Chambers Island)	45°12′08″N87°21′53″W / 45.2022°N 87.3648°W / 45.2022; -87.3648 (Chambers Island Light) [7]	1868	1955	1961	None	06868 ft (21 m) [7]
Chequamegon Point Light		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]	1964	1987	None	04242 ft (13 m) [8]
Devils Island Light		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)	1978	Active	Third-order Fresnel	100100 ft (30 m)
Dunlap Reef Range Lights		Sturgeon Bay	N/A	1881	Never	1924 (The rear range light is now a private home)	None	01818 ft (5.5 m) (Front Range) 03939 ft (12 m) (Rear Range)
Eagle Bluff Light		Ephraim	45°10′07″N87°14′12″W / 45.1687°N 87.2367°W / 45.1687; -87.2367 (Eagle Bluff Light)	1868	1926	Active	LED Fifth-Order Fresnel Inactive in tower	07575 ft (23 m)
Fond du Lac Light		Fond du Lac	43°47′51.54″N88°26′14.09″W / 43.7976500°N 88.4372472°W / 43.7976500; -88.4372472	1933	Never	Active	Unknown	Unknown
Grassy Island Range Lights		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)	1872	1934	1966	Sixth-Order Fresnel (Replicas)	03535 ft (11 m) [4] (Upper light) 27 ft (8.2 m) [4] (Lower light)
Green Bay Harbor Entrance Light		Green Bay	44°39′11″N87°54′05″W / 44.6531°N 87.9013°W / 44.6531; -87.9013 (Green Bay Harbor Entrance Light)	1935	1979	Active	Unknown	07272 ft (22 m)
Green Island Light		Peshtigo (Green Island)	45°03′23″N87°29′34″W / 45.0564°N 87.4929°W / 45.0564; -87.4929 (Green Island Light) [11]	1863	1933	1956 (Now in ruins)	None	05555 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)	1929	Always	Active	250mm	05656 ft (17 m)
Kenosha Light (Orig: Kenosha North Pierhead Light)		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)	Replica	05050 ft (15 m) [4]
Kenosha North Pier Light		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)	1925	Active	Fourth-order Fresnel	05050 ft (15 m)
Kevich Light		Grafton	43°19′24″N87°53′19″W / 43.3233°N 87.8885°W / 43.3233; -87.8885 (Kevich Light)	1981	Always	Active	Halide lamps	163163 ft (50 m)
Kewaunee Pierhead Light		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)	1981	Active	Vega-44 LED	04545 ft (14 m)
La Pointe Light		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)	1964	Active	300mm	07070 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]	1848	Never	1859 (Now in ruins)	None	05656 ft (17 m)
Long Tail Point Light (Second)		Green Bay	N/A	1859	Never	1899 (Destroyed in 1936)	None	Unknown
Long Tail Point Light (Third)		Green Bay	N/A	1899	1936	1973 (Destroyed)	None	Unknown
Manitowoc Breakwater Light		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)	1971	Active	Unknown	05252 ft (16 m)
Michigan Island Light (New)		Apostle Islands (Michigan Island)	46°52′17″N90°29′50″W / 46.8714°N 90.4971°W / 46.8714; -90.4971 (Michigan Island Light)	1929	1943	Active	LED	170170 ft (52 m)
Michigan Island Light (Old)		Apostle Islands (Michigan Island)	N/A	1857	Never	1929 (Replaced)	None	Unknown
Milwaukee Breakwater Light		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)	1966	Active	Unknown	06161 ft (19 m)
Milwaukee Pierhead Light		Milwaukee	43°01′33″N87°53′43″W / 43.0259°N 87.8953°W / 43.0259; -87.8953 (Milwaukee Pierhead Light)	1872	1939	Active	Unknown	04848 ft (15 m)
Neenah Light (aka:Kimberly Point Lighthouse)		Neenah	N/A	1945	Always	Active	Unknown	Unknown
North Point Light		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)	1943	1994	None	154154 ft (47 m) [14]
Outer Island Light		Apostle Islands (Outer Island)	47°04′35″N90°25′00″W / 47.0765°N 90.4167°W / 47.0765; -90.4167 (Outer Island Light)	1874	1961	Active	VRB-25	130130 ft (40 m)
Peshtigo Reef Light		Green Bay (Offshore)	44°57′24″N87°34′45″W / 44.9566°N 87.5791°W / 44.9566; -87.5791 (Peshtigo Reef Light)	1936	Always	Active	Unknown	07272 ft (22 m)
Pilot Island Light		Gills Rock	45°17′03″N86°55′11″W / 45.2842°N 86.9197°W / 45.2842; -86.9197 (Pilot Island Light)	1858	1962	Active	LED	04848 ft (15 m)
Plum Island Range Front Light		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)	1897	Never	1964	None	03232 ft (9.8 m) [4]
Plum Island Range Rear Light		Plum Island	45°18′27″N86°57′30″W / 45.3076°N 86.9582°W / 45.3076; -86.9582 (Plum Island Range Rear Light)	1897	1969	Active	LED	08484 ft (26 m)
Port Washington Light		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)	Never	1903 (Now a museum)	Fourth-order Fresnel (Replica)	113133 ft (41 m) [16]
Port Washington Breakwater Light		Port Washington	43°23′07″N87°51′35″W / 43.3853°N 87.8597°W / 43.3853; -87.8597 [17]	1889 (Former) 1935 (Current)	1976	Active	Unknown	07878 ft (24 m)
Pottawatomie Light		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)	1946	1988	Fourth-order Fresnel (Replica)	159159 ft (48 m)
Racine Harbor Light		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)	Never	1901	None	07575 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)	Unknown	1987 [19]	None	05353 ft (16 m) [20]
Racine Reef Light		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)	1954	1961	None	07272 ft (22 m) [4]
Raspberry Island Light		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]	1862	1947	1957 (Now a museum)	None	07777 ft (23 m) [22]
Rawley Point Light		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)	1979	Active	Optic	113113 ft (34 m)
Rockwell Light (aka: Bray's Point Light)		Oshkosh	N/A	1910	Unknown	1965 (Estimated)	None	02626 ft (7.9 m)
Sand Island Light		Apostle Islands (Sand Island)	47°00′12″N90°56′15″W / 47.0033°N 90.9374°W / 47.0033; -90.9374 (Sand Island Light)	1881	1921	Active (Inactive: 1933-1985)	LED	06060 ft (18 m)
Sheboygan Lighthouse		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)	Unknown	Active	Unknown	05555 ft (17 m)
Sherwood Point Light		Nasewaupee (Idlewild)	44°53′34″N87°26′00″W / 44.8928°N 87.4334°W / 44.8928; -87.4334 (Sherwood Point Light)	1883	1983	Active	LED	06161 ft (19 m)
Sturgeon Bay Canal Light		Sturgeon Bay	44°47′42″N87°18′48″W / 44.7950°N 87.3133°W / 44.7950; -87.3133 (Sturgeon Bay Canal Light)	1899	1972	Active	Third-Order Fresnel Lens (Rotating)	107107 ft (33 m)
Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Light		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)	1972	Active	300mm	04040 ft (12 m)
Superior Entry Breakwater Light (aka: Wisconsin Point Light)		Superior	46°42′37″N92°00′22″W / 46.7102°N 92.0062°W / 46.7102; -92.0062 (Wisconsin Point Light)	1913	1970	Active	DCB-224	07070 ft (21 m)
Two Rivers Light		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)	1886	Never	1969 (Now a museum)	None	03535 ft (11 m) [24]
Wind Point Light		Racine (Wind Point)	42°46′52″N87°45′30″W / 42.7811°N 87.7583°W / 42.7811; -87.7583 (Wind Point Light)	1880	1964	Active	VRB-25	111111 ft (34 m)

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