Outer Island Lighthouse
Fl W 10s🇺🇸Northern Wisconsin, USOperational
Location & Light Range
About Outer Island Lighthouse
The Outer Island lighthouse stands 27 meters tall, with its light positioned 40 meters above the water. It emits a white light with a characteristic flash. Designed by Orlando Poe and built under Godfrey Weitzel, the lighthouse is situated on the northern tip of Outer Island in Lake Superior. The structure is attached to a two-story red brick keeper's quarters. Its geographic range extends to 12 nautical miles.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is a National Register of Historic Places contributing property.
Background
The Outer Island lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the northern tip of Outer Island, one of the Apostle Islands, in Lake Superior in Ashland County, Wisconsin, near the city of Bayfield.
The light was designed by United States Lighthouse Board Eleventh District Chief Engineer Orlando Poe and constructed under the supervision of his successor, Godfrey Weitzel.
Currently owned by the National Park Service and part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, part of reference number 77000145. It is listed in the Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey, WI-318. The lighthouse is attached to a two-story, red brick keeper's quarters.Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl W 10s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl
- Focal Height
- 40m
- Geographic Range
- 12NM
Construction & History
- Heritage Status
- National Register of Historic Places contributing property
References & Identifiers
- Wikipedia
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Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 27m
- Tower Color
- white
Location
- City
- Northern Wisconsin
- Country
- 🇺🇸US
- Latitude
- 47.0767°
- Longitude
- -90.4168°
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