Location | Idlewild, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates | 44°53′34″N87°26′0.36″W / 44.89278°N 87.4334333°W Coordinates: 44°53′34″N87°26′0.36″W / 44.89278°N 87.4334333°W [1] [2] |
Tower | |
Foundation | Concrete |
Construction | Brick |
Automated | 1983 |
Height | 37 feet (11 m) |
Shape | Square [1] |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Light | |
First lit | 1883 |
Focal height | 18.5 m (61 ft) |
Lens | Fifth order Fresnel lens |
Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) [1] |
Characteristic | White, Isophase 6 s [1] |
Sherwood Point Light Station | |
Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
Built | 1883 |
MPS | U.S. Coast Guard Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR (Archived October 17, 2012) |
NRHP reference No. | 84003663 [3] |
Added to NRHP | July 19, 1984 |
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