Baileys Harbor Range Lights
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| Baileys Harbor Range Lights | |
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 Skeleton tower, front range light, rear range light(way in back) |
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| Location: | Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS) |
Front range Light |
| Year first lit: | 1869 |
| Automated: | 1930 |
| Deactivated: | Late 1960s |
| Foundation: | Field Stone |
| Construction: | Wood |
| Tower shape: | Square base, upper is octagonal |
| Height: | 21 feet (7 m) |
| Original lens: | Fifth order |
| Baileys Harbor Range Lights | |
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 Rear range light |
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| Location: | Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS) |
Rear range light |
| Year first lit: | 1870 |
| Foundation: | Field Stone |
| Construction: | Wood |
| Tower shape: | Square, atop a house |
| Height: | 35 feet (11 m) |
| Original lens: | Fifth order |
| Baileys Harbor Range Lights | |
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| Location: | Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS) |
( ) Skeleton tower |
| Foundation: | Concrete |
| Construction: | Metal skeleton tower with red/white/red dayboard |
| Height: | 31 feet (9 m) |
| Characteristic: | White light Flashing every 2.5 seconds, with a higher intensity beam on a bearing of 340° |
The Baileys Harbor Range Lights are a pair of lighthouses arranged in a range light configuration, located near Baileys Harbor in Door County, Wisconsin.
The range lights replaced the Baileys Harbor Lighthouse in 1870 at a cost of $6,000. They are approximately 980 feet (300 m) apart and aligned on a 340° bearing line to guide boats safely into the harbor. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 or 1989, as reference number 89001466 as the Baileys Harbor Range Light. Currently part of the Ridges wildlife sanctuary.
The skeleton tower is listed in Volume VII of the United States Coast Guard light list.
[edit] External links
- Seeing the Light Article
- Lighthouse friends article
- NPS Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin
- Volume 7, 2003 USCG Lightlist (PDF)
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