Grand Haven South Pierhead Entrance Light

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Grand Haven South Pierhead Entrance Light
GrandHavenFrontLight.jpg
South Pierhead Entrance Light with inner light also shown
Grand Haven South Pierhead Entrance Light
Location Grand Haven, Michigan
Coordinates 43°03′25.0″N86°15′21.3″W / 43.056944°N 86.255917°W / 43.056944; -86.255917 Coordinates: 43°03′25.0″N86°15′21.3″W / 43.056944°N 86.255917°W / 43.056944; -86.255917 [1]
Tower
Constructed1905
Automated1969 [2]
Height36 feet (11 m) [1]
Markingsred  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
First lit1905 [2]
Focal height13 m (43 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Lens7.5 inches (190 mm) [2]
Range17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi) [1]
Characteristic Fl R 10s  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Grand Haven South Pierhead Entrance Light is the outer light of two lighthouses on the south pier of Grand Haven, Michigan where the Grand River enters Lake Michigan. A lighthouse was first lit there in 1839. [3] The lighthouse was put up for sale in 2009 under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act. [4] The City of Grand Haven now owns the pier, but it is maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
  2. 1 2 3 GRAND HAVEN SOUTH PIERHEAD LIGHTS
  3. "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Michigan". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2007-05-25.
  4. "NHLPA 2009 Program, Notices of Availability". www.nps.gov/maritime. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
  5. "Public safety and lakeshore piers". WZZM 13. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
U.S. Coast Guard Archive Photo of Grand Haven Front Lighthouse USCGGrandhavenfront.jpg
U.S. Coast Guard Archive Photo of Grand Haven Front Lighthouse