River Rouge Mariners Memorial Lighthouse

River Rouge Mariners Memorial displays the characteristic F W. Each lighthouse has a unique flash pattern published in the List of Lights, allowing mariners to positively identify it and distinguish it from other navigation aids in the area.

River Rouge Mariners Memorial Lighthouse assists vessels approaching 5 nearby ports. The closest is Windsor at 0.9 NM to the ENE. Other ports served include Detroit (0.9 NM SW), Windsor (2 NM S), Melvindale (2.5 NM W), ECORSE (2.7 NM SW). Mariners should consult the relevant chart for full approach and pilotage information.

River Rouge Mariners Memorial 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.

You can track vessels near River Rouge Mariners Memorial Lighthouse in real time using MarineRadar. The platform shows live AIS positions of ships in the area, including vessel name, type, flag, speed, and course. Use the "Track Vessels Nearby" button on this page to open the live map centered on this lighthouse.

It is a fixed navigational aid on the coast at Michigan's Eastern Lower Peninsula, 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.