Long Tail Point Lighthouse

🇺🇸Eastern Wisconsin, USInactive

Construction of the Long Tail Point Lighthouse was completed in 1849, with its light first activated that same year. The structure stands 20 meters above the water at its focal plane. Its operational status is currently listed as inactive. The lighthouse is situated in Eastern Wisconsin.

Flash Count
1 flash
Focal Height
20m
City
Eastern Wisconsin
Country
🇺🇸US
Latitude
44.5962°
Longitude
-87.9835°
Flag
Type
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Which ports and harbors does Long Tail Point Lighthouse guide vessels into?

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Long Tail Point Lighthouse assists vessels approaching 5 nearby ports. The closest is Green Bay at 5.3 NM to the SSW. Other ports served include De Pere (9.2 NM SSW), Wrightstown (18.5 NM SSW), OCONTO (18.5 NM NNE), Kewaunee (22.3 NM ESE). Mariners should consult the relevant chart for full approach and pilotage information.

Is Long Tail Point Lighthouse still active and maintained?

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Long Tail Point Lighthouse is currently listed as inactive. It may have been decommissioned, replaced by a different navigation aid, or temporarily taken out of service. Mariners should check the latest Notices to Mariners for current status.

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What is the Long Tail Point lighthouse used for?

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It is a fixed navigational aid on the coast at Eastern Wisconsin, US. Mariners identify it by its light characteristic — the pattern, colour and timing of its flashes — which is unique among the lights in its area, so a bearing on it fixes a vessel’s position without instruments.