Charity Island Light
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Charity Island Light is a lighthouse on Big Charity Island in Lake Huron just off the coast of Au Gres, Northern Michigan.[6]
Quick Facts Location, Coordinates ...
Location | Big Charity Island, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 44°01′53″N 83°26′08″W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1857 |
Construction | Brick |
Height | 45 feet (14 m)[1] |
Shape | Frustum of a cone |
Markings | White with black lantern[2] |
Light | |
First lit | 1857 |
Deactivated | 1939 |
Focal height | 45 feet (14 m)[3][4] |
Lens | Fourth-order Fresnel lens[5] |
Range | 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) |
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