List of lighthouses in Wisconsin

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This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Wisconsin as identified by the United States Coast Guard and other historical sources.

If not otherwise noted, focal height and coordinates are taken from the United States Coast Guard Light List,^[1] while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard Historical information site for lighthouses.^[2]

Name	Location	Coordinates	Year first lit	Automated	Year deactivated	Current Lens	Focal Height
Algoma Pierhead Light	Algoma	44°36′25″N 87°25′45″W / 44.6070°N 87.4293°W / 44.6070; -87.4293 (Algoma Pierhead Light)	1932	1973	Active	Plastic	048 48 ft (15 m)
Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light	Ashland	46°37′42″N 90°52′14″W / 46.6282°N 90.8706°W / 46.6282; -90.8706 (Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light)	1915	1962	Active	250mm	060 60 ft (18 m)
Asylum Light	Oshkosh	44°03′44″N 88°30′53″W / 44.062361°N 88.514639°W / 44.062361; -88.514639	Never Lit	N/A	N/A	None	Unknown
Baileys Harbor Light	Baileys Harbor	45°03′21″N 87°05′49″W / 45.0559°N 87.0970°W / 45.0559; -87.0970 (Baileys Harbor Light)^[3]	1853	Never	1869 (Now a private home)	None	054 54 ft (16 m)^[4]
Baileys Harbor Range Front Light	Baileys Harbor	45°04′13″N 87°07′11″W / 45.0704°N 87.1198°W / 45.0704; -87.1198 (Baileys Harbor Range Front Light)^[5]	1870	1930	Active (Inactive: 1969-2015)	LED	021 21 ft (6.4 m)^[4]
Baileys Harbor Range Rear Light	Baileys Harbor	45°04′22″N 87°07′16″W / 45.0729°N 87.121°W / 45.0729; -87.121 (Baileys Harbor Range Rear Light)^[6]	1870	1930	Active (Inactive: 1969-2015)	LED	036 36 ft (11 m)^[4]
Calumet Light	Calumet	43°54′54″N 88°19′56.5″W / 43.91500°N 88.332361°W / 43.91500; -88.332361	1936	Never	Active	Unknown	Unknown
Cana Island Light	Baileys Harbor	45°05′17″N 87°02′51″W / 45.0881°N 87.0476°W / 45.0881; -87.0476 (Cana Island Light)	1870	1945	Active	Third-Order Fresnel	083 83 ft (25 m)
Chambers Island Light	Gibraltar (Chambers Island)	45°12′08″N 87°21′53″W / 45.2022°N 87.3648°W / 45.2022; -87.3648 (Chambers Island Light)^[7]	1868	1955	1961	None	068 68 ft (21 m)^[7]
Chequamegon Point Light	Apostle Islands (Long Island)	46°43′43″N 90°48′33″W / 46.7285°N 90.8093°W / 46.7285; -90.8093 (Chambers Island Light)	1896^[8]	1964	1987	None	042 42 ft (13 m)^[8]
Devils Island Light	Apostle Islands (Devils Island)	47°04′46″N 90°43′41″W / 47.0795°N 90.7281°W / 47.0795; -90.7281 (Devils Island Light)	1891 (Former) 1901 (Current)	1978	Active	Third-order Fresnel	100 100 ft (30 m)
Dunlap Reef Range Lights	Sturgeon Bay	N/A	1881	Never	1924 (The rear range light is now a private home)	None	018 18 ft (5.5 m) (Front Range) 039 39 ft (12 m) (Rear Range)
Eagle Bluff Light	Ephraim	45°10′07″N 87°14′12″W / 45.1687°N 87.2367°W / 45.1687; -87.2367 (Eagle Bluff Light)	1868	1926	Active	LED Fifth-Order Fresnel Inactive in tower	075 75 ft (23 m)
Fond du Lac Light	Fond du Lac	43°47′51.54″N 88°26′14.09″W / 43.7976500°N 88.4372472°W / 43.7976500; -88.4372472	1933	Never	Active	Unknown	Unknown
Grassy Island Range Lights	Green Bay	44°33′36″N 87°59′35″W / 44.560°N 87.993°W / 44.560; -87.993^[9] (Original) 44°32′10″N 88°00′19″W / 44.5362°N 88.0052°W / 44.5362; -88.0052^[10] (Current)	1872	1934	1966	Sixth-Order Fresnel (Replicas)	035 35 ft (11 m)^[4] (Upper light) 27 ft (8.2 m)^[4] (Lower light)
Green Bay Harbor Entrance Light	Green Bay	44°39′11″N 87°54′05″W / 44.6531°N 87.9013°W / 44.6531; -87.9013 (Green Bay Harbor Entrance Light)	1935	1979	Active	Unknown	072 72 ft (22 m)
Green Island Light	Peshtigo (Green Island)	45°03′23″N 87°29′34″W / 45.0564°N 87.4929°W / 45.0564; -87.4929 (Green Island Light)^[11]	1863	1933	1956 (Now in ruins)	None	055 55 ft (17 m)^[11]
Gull Island Light	Apostle Islands (Gull Island)	46°54′24″N 90°26′36″W / 46.9067°N 90.4433°W / 46.9067; -90.4433 (Gull Island Light)	1929	Always	Active	250mm	056 56 ft (17 m)
Kenosha Light (Orig: Kenosha North Pierhead Light)	Kenosha	42°35′22″N 87°48′57″W / 42.5894°N 87.8157°W / 42.5894; -87.8157 (Kenosha Light)^[12]	1840 (Former) 1867 (Current)	1996 (Relit)	Active (Inactive: 1906-1996)	Replica	050 50 ft (15 m)^[4]
Kenosha North Pier Light	Kenosha	42°35′20″N 87°48′31″W / 42.5888°N 87.8086°W / 42.5888; -87.8086 (Kenosha North Pier Light)	1848 (Former) 1906 (Current)	1925	Active	Fourth-order Fresnel	050 50 ft (15 m)
Kevich Light	Grafton	43°19′24″N 87°53′19″W / 43.3233°N 87.8885°W / 43.3233; -87.8885 (Kevich Light)	1981	Always	Active	Halide lamps	163 163 ft (50 m)
Kewaunee Pierhead Light	Kewaunee	44°27′27″N 87°29′34″W / 44.4574°N 87.4929°W / 44.4574; -87.4929 (Kewaunee Pierhead Light)	1889 (Former) 1931 (Current)	1981	Active	Vega-44 LED	045 45 ft (14 m)
La Pointe Light	Apostle Islands (Long Island)	46°43′43″N 90°47′06″W / 46.7287°N 90.7849°W / 46.7287; -90.7849 (La Pointe Light)	1858 (Former) 1896 (Current)	1964	Active	300mm	070 70 ft (21 m)
Long Tail Point Light (First)	Green Bay	44°35′45″N 87°59′01″W / 44.5959°N 87.9835°W / 44.5959; -87.9835 (Long Tail Point Light)^[13]	1848	Never	1859 (Now in ruins)	None	056 56 ft (17 m)
Long Tail Point Light (Second)	Green Bay	N/A	1859	Never	1899 (Destroyed in 1936)	None	Unknown
Long Tail Point Light (Third)	Green Bay	N/A	1899	1936	1973 (Destroyed)	None	Unknown
Manitowoc Breakwater Light	Manitowoc	44°05′34″N 87°38′37″W / 44.0928°N 87.6436°W / 44.0928; -87.6436 (Manitowoc Breakwater Light)	1839 (Former) 1918 (Current)	1971	Active	Unknown	052 52 ft (16 m)
Michigan Island Light (New)	Apostle Islands (Michigan Island)	46°52′17″N 90°29′50″W / 46.8714°N 90.4971°W / 46.8714; -90.4971 (Michigan Island Light)	1929	1943	Active	LED	170 170 ft (52 m)
Michigan Island Light (Old)	Apostle Islands (Michigan Island)	N/A	1857	Never	1929 (Replaced)	None	Unknown
Milwaukee Breakwater Light	Milwaukee	43°01′37″N 87°52′55″W / 43.0269°N 87.8819°W / 43.0269; -87.8819 (Milwaukee Breakwater Light)	1899 (Former) 1926 (Current)	1966	Active	Unknown	061 61 ft (19 m)
Milwaukee Pierhead Light	Milwaukee	43°01′33″N 87°53′43″W / 43.0259°N 87.8953°W / 43.0259; -87.8953 (Milwaukee Pierhead Light)	1872	1939	Active	Unknown	048 48 ft (15 m)
Neenah Light (aka:Kimberly Point Lighthouse)	Neenah	N/A	1945	Always	Active	Unknown	Unknown
North Point Light	Milwaukee	43°03′56″N 87°52′17″W / 43.0656°N 87.8714°W / 43.0656; -87.8714 (North Point Light)^[14]	1855 (Former) 1888 (Current)	1943	1994	None	154 154 ft (47 m)^[14]
Outer Island Light	Apostle Islands (Outer Island)	47°04′35″N 90°25′00″W / 47.0765°N 90.4167°W / 47.0765; -90.4167 (Outer Island Light)	1874	1961	Active	VRB-25	130 130 ft (40 m)
Peshtigo Reef Light	Green Bay (Offshore)	44°57′24″N 87°34′45″W / 44.9566°N 87.5791°W / 44.9566; -87.5791 (Peshtigo Reef Light)	1936	Always	Active	Unknown	072 72 ft (22 m)
Pilot Island Light	Gills Rock	45°17′03″N 86°55′11″W / 45.2842°N 86.9197°W / 45.2842; -86.9197 (Pilot Island Light)	1858	1962	Active	LED	048 48 ft (15 m)
Plum Island Range Front Light	Plum Island	45°18′14″N 86°57′18″W / 45.3038°N 86.9550°W / 45.3038; -86.9550 (Plum Island Range Front Light) (Current location)	1897	Never	1964	None	032 32 ft (9.8 m)^[4]
Plum Island Range Rear Light	Plum Island	45°18′27″N 86°57′30″W / 45.3076°N 86.9582°W / 45.3076; -86.9582 (Plum Island Range Rear Light)	1897	1969	Active	LED	084 84 ft (26 m)
Port Washington Light	Port Washington	43°23′28″N 87°52′04″W / 43.391°N 87.8677°W / 43.391; -87.8677 (Port Washington Light)^[15]	1849 (Former) 1860 (Current)	Never	1903 (Now a museum)	Fourth-order Fresnel (Replica)	113 133 ft (41 m)^[16]
Port Washington Breakwater Light	Port Washington	43°23′07″N 87°51′35″W / 43.3853°N 87.8597°W / 43.3853; -87.8597^[17]	1889 (Former) 1935 (Current)	1976	Active	Unknown	078 78 ft (24 m)
Pottawatomie Light	Rock Island	45°25′39″N 86°49′44″W / 45.4276°N 86.8288°W / 45.4276; -86.8288 (Pottawatomie Light)	1836 (Former) 1858 (Current)	1946	1988	Fourth-order Fresnel (Replica)	159 159 ft (48 m)
Racine Harbor Light	Racine	42°44′03″N 87°46′42″W / 42.7341°N 87.7783°W / 42.7341; -87.7783 (Racine Harbor Light)^[18]	1839 (Former) 1901 (Current)	Never	1901	None	075 75 ft (23 m)
Racine North Breakwater Light	Racine	42°44′05″N 87°46′19″W / 42.7346°N 87.7720°W / 42.7346; -87.7720 (Racine North Breakwater Light)^[19]	1872 (Former) 1904 (Current)	Unknown	1987^[19]	None	053 53 ft (16 m)^[20]
Racine Reef Light	Racine	42°43′39″N 87°44′10″W / 42.7276°N 87.7361°W / 42.7276; -87.7361 (Racine Reef Light)	1899 (Former) 1906 (Current)	1954	1961	None	072 72 ft (22 m)^[4]
Raspberry Island Light	Apostle Islands (Raspberry Island)	46°58′14″N 90°48′18″W / 46.9706°N 90.8050°W / 46.9706; -90.8050 (Raspberry Island Light)^[21]	1862	1947	1957 (Now a museum)	None	077 77 ft (23 m)^[22]
Rawley Point Light	Two Rivers	44°12′39″N 87°30′32″W / 44.2108°N 87.5088°W / 44.2108; -87.5088 (Rawley Point Light)	1874 (Former) 1894 (Current)	1979	Active	Optic	113 113 ft (34 m)
Rockwell Light (aka: Bray's Point Light)	Oshkosh	N/A	1910	Unknown	1965 (Estimated)	None	026 26 ft (7.9 m)
Sand Island Light	Apostle Islands (Sand Island)	47°00′12″N 90°56′15″W / 47.0033°N 90.9374°W / 47.0033; -90.9374 (Sand Island Light)	1881	1921	Active (Inactive: 1933-1985)	LED	060 60 ft (18 m)
Sheboygan Lighthouse	Sheboygan	43°44′58″N 87°41′34″W / 43.7495°N 87.6927°W / 43.7495; -87.6927 (Sheboygan Breakwater Light)	1839 (Former) 1915 (Current)	Unknown	Active	Unknown	055 55 ft (17 m)
Sherwood Point Light	Nasewaupee (Idlewild)	44°53′34″N 87°26′00″W / 44.8928°N 87.4334°W / 44.8928; -87.4334 (Sherwood Point Light)	1883	1983	Active	LED	061 61 ft (19 m)
Sturgeon Bay Canal Light	Sturgeon Bay	44°47′42″N 87°18′48″W / 44.7950°N 87.3133°W / 44.7950; -87.3133 (Sturgeon Bay Canal Light)	1899	1972	Active	Third-Order Fresnel Lens (Rotating)	107 107 ft (33 m)
Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Light	Sturgeon Bay	44°47′31″N 87°18′34″W / 44.7920°N 87.3095°W / 44.7920; -87.3095	1882 (Former) 1903 (Current)	1972	Active	300mm	040 40 ft (12 m)
Superior Entry Breakwater Light (aka: Wisconsin Point Light)	Superior	46°42′37″N 92°00′22″W / 46.7102°N 92.0062°W / 46.7102; -92.0062 (Wisconsin Point Light)	1913	1970	Active	DCB-224	070 70 ft (21 m)
Two Rivers Light	Two Rivers	44°08′34″N 87°33′38″W / 44.1428°N 87.5605°W / 44.1428; -87.5605 (Two Rivers Light (original)) (Original) 44°09′12″N 87°33′45″W / 44.1532°N 87.5624°W / 44.1532; -87.5624 (Two Rivers Light (current))^[23] (Current)	1886	Never	1969 (Now a museum)	None	035 35 ft (11 m)^[24]
Wind Point Light	Racine (Wind Point)	42°46′52″N 87°45′30″W / 42.7811°N 87.7583°W / 42.7811; -87.7583 (Wind Point Light)	1880	1964	Active	VRB-25	111 111 ft (34 m)

References

^ Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012.
^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Wisconsin". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
^ "Baileys Harbor Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Archived from the original on 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Pepper, Terry. "Focal Heights". Archived from the original on 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
^ "Baleys Harbor Range Lights". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
^ Light List: Great Lakes, United States and Canada. Government Printing Office. 1925. p. 220. Retrieved 2014-02-27. baileys harbor front.
^ ^a ^b "Chambers Island Light". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
^ ^a ^b Pepper, Terry. "Chequamegon Point Light". Retrieved 2014-02-24.
^ Light List: Great Lakes: United States and Canada. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. 1924. p. 230. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
^ "Grassy Island Rage, WI". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
^ ^a ^b "Green Island Light". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
^ "Kenosha Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
^ "Long Tail Point, WI". LighthouseFriends. Archived from the original on 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
^ ^a ^b "North Point Light". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
^ Anderson, Kraig. "Port Washington, WI". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
^ Pepper, Terry. "Port Washington Main Lighthouse". Retrieved 2014-02-24.
^ "Port Washington Breakwater, WI". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
^ "Racine Harbor, WI". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
^ ^a ^b "Racine Breakwater, WI". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
^ Racine Harbor (nautical chart). 1:10,000. NOAA. 1984. Archived from the original on 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
^ "Raspberry Island Light". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
^ Pepper, Terry. "Raspberry Island Lighthouse". Retrieved 2014-02-25.
^ "Two Rivers Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends. Archived from the original on 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
^ Pepper, Terry. "Focal Heights". Retrieved 2015-10-02.

[1] Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012.

[USCG-2] "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Wisconsin". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.

[LHF.bharbor-3] "Baileys Harbor Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Archived from the original on 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2014-02-26.

[pepper.focaldb-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Pepper, Terry. "Focal Heights". Archived from the original on 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2014-02-26.

[lhf.baileyharborrange-5] "Baleys Harbor Range Lights". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-02-27.

[LL.1925-6] Light List: Great Lakes, United States and Canada. Government Printing Office. 1925. p. 220. Retrieved 2014-02-27. baileys harbor front.

[LHF.chambers-7] "Chambers Island Light". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-02-24.

[Pepper.chequamegon-8] Pepper, Terry. "Chequamegon Point Light". Retrieved 2014-02-24.

[ll.1924-9] Light List: Great Lakes: United States and Canada. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. 1924. p. 230. Retrieved 2015-02-08.

[LHF.grassyisland-10] "Grassy Island Rage, WI". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2015-02-06.

[LHF.greenisland-11] "Green Island Light". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-02-24.

[LHF.kenosha-12] "Kenosha Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-02-26.

[LHF.longtailpoint-13] "Long Tail Point, WI". LighthouseFriends. Archived from the original on 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2011-01-07.

[LHF.northpoint-14] "North Point Light". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-02-24.

[LHF.portwash-15] Anderson, Kraig. "Port Washington, WI". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-02-24.

[pepper.portwash-16] Pepper, Terry. "Port Washington Main Lighthouse". Retrieved 2014-02-24.

[LHF-17] "Port Washington Breakwater, WI". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2011-01-18.

[LHF.racine.harbor-18] "Racine Harbor, WI". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2015-01-26.

[LHF.racine.breakwater-19] "Racine Breakwater, WI". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-03-04.

[20] Racine Harbor (nautical chart). 1:10,000. NOAA. 1984. Archived from the original on 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2014-03-04.

[LHF.raspberry-21] "Raspberry Island Light". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-02-25.

[pepper.raspberry-22] Pepper, Terry. "Raspberry Island Lighthouse". Retrieved 2014-02-25.

[LHF.2rivers-23] "Two Rivers Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends. Archived from the original on 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2012-02-15.

[peppers.focaldb-24] Pepper, Terry. "Focal Heights". Retrieved 2015-10-02.

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Lake Superior	Ashland Harbor Breakwater Chequamegon Point Devils Island Gull Island La Pointe Michigan Island Outer Island Raspberry Island Sand Island Wisconsin Point
Lake Michigan	Algoma Baileys Harbor Baileys Harbor Range Cana Island Chambers Island Dunlap Reef Range Eagle Bluff Grassy Island Range Green Bay Harbor Entrance Green island Kenosha Kenosha North Pier Kevich Kewaunee Pierhead Long Tail Manitowoc Breakwater Milwaukee Breakwater Milwaukee Pierhead North Point Peshtigo Reef Pilot Island Plum Island Range Port Washington Port Washington Breakwater Pottawatomie Racine Harbor Racine North Breakwater Racine Reef Rawley Point Sheboygan Sherwood Point Sturgeon Bay Canal Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Two Rivers Wind Point
Lake Winnebago	Asylum Calumet Fond du Lac Neenah Rockwell
Historical (lost) lights	Dunlap Reef Range Front Manitowoc Main Manitowoc North Pierhead Plum Island Range Front Racine North Pierhead
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