Sherwood Point Light

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Sherwood Point Light
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Sherwood Point Light
Location Idlewild, Wisconsin
Coordinates 44°53′34″N87°26′0.36″W / 44.89278°N 87.4334333°W / 44.89278; -87.4334333 Coordinates: 44°53′34″N87°26′0.36″W / 44.89278°N 87.4334333°W / 44.89278; -87.4334333 [1] [2]
Tower
FoundationConcrete
ConstructionBrick
Automated1983
Height37 feet (11 m)
ShapeSquare [1]
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
First lit1883
Focal height18.5 m (61 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
LensFifth order Fresnel lens
Range15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) [1]
Characteristic White, Isophase 6 s [1]
Sherwood Point Light Station
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1883 (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 NRHPJuly 19, 1984

The Sherwood Point lighthouse is a lighthouse located near Idlewild in Door County, Wisconsin, United States.

Contents

Situated on the west side of the north entrance to Sturgeon Bay, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2014.
  2. Sherwood Point Lighthouse in Lighthouse Resources: Historic Lighthouses & Light Stations, United States Coast Guard, October 15, 2019
  3. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.