Milwaukee Breakwater Lighthouse
Fl R 10s🇺🇸Eastern Wisconsin, USOperational
Location & Light Range
About Milwaukee Breakwater Lighthouse
This red lighthouse stands 16 meters tall, with its light positioned 18.5 meters above the water. It was constructed and first lit in 1926 to guide vessels into the Milwaukee harbor. The structure is one of the last fully enclosed breakwater lighthouses found on the Great Lakes. Its light emits a single white flash, visible for 14 nautical miles. The Milwaukee Breakwater lighthouse is a red, 16-meter structure situated in Eastern Wisconsin.
Why it matters: The lighthouse marks the harbor entrance for Milwaukee and is listed in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
Background
The Milwaukee Breakwater lighthouse was built in 1926 in the harbor of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin to mark the entrance to the harbor. One of the last fully enclosed breakwater lighthouses in the Great Lakes, the structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl R 10s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Red
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl
- Focal Height
- 18.5m
- Light Range
- 14NM (25.9 km)
- Geographic Range
- 14NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1926
- Heritage Status
- listed in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places
References & Identifiers
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q6861683 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 16m
- Tower Color
- red
Location
- City
- Eastern Wisconsin
- Country
- 🇺🇸US
- Latitude
- 43.0269°
- Longitude
- -87.8820°
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