Avery Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Avery Lighthouse
This lighthouse stands 9 meters tall on a round caisson with a tapered square concrete tower painted red. Its focal height is also 9 meters, and it emits a red flash every 5 seconds, visible for 10 nautical miles. The structure is topped by a red square daymark. Located at river mile 165.3 on the east side of the Illinois River channel, it is situated south of the McClugage (US 24) Bridge. The site is open to the public, though the tower is closed.
Why it matters: The Avery Lighthouse is critical for safe navigation on the Illinois River, guiding traffic through a busy stretch near Peoria and the McClugage Bridge.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Red
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl R 5s
- Focal Height
- 9m
- Geographic Range
- 10NM
Location
- Country
- 🇺🇸United States
- Region
- Illinois
- Sea Region
- Illinois River, river mile 165.3, east side of the river channel off Peoria, south of the McClugage (US 24) Bridge.
- Latitude
- 40.7190°
- Longitude
- -89.5422°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Peoria(2.5 km)
- USCG No.
- 5-7060
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- red
- Material
- concrete
Structure: tapered square concrete tower topped by a red square daymark and mounted on a round caisson
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
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