Sand Point Lighthouse

Sand Point displays the characteristic Fl W 4s — 1 white flash every 4 seconds. 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.

Sand Point Lighthouse assists vessels approaching 5 nearby ports. The closest is Baraga at 0.8 NM to the WSW. Other ports served include HOUGHTON (20.9 NM NNW), MARKHAMS (22.4 NM NNW), Ontonagon (35.7 NM W), Sagola (45.2 NM SSE). Mariners should consult the relevant chart for full approach and pilotage information.

Sand 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.

You can track vessels near Sand Point 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.

It is a fixed navigational aid on the coast at Michigan's Western Upper 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.