Manistee Pierhead lights
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The Manistee Pierhead lights are a pair of active aids to navigation located on the north and south pier in the harbor of Manistee, Michigan, "Lake Michigan’s Victorian Port City."[2]
Quick Facts Location, Coordinates ...
Location | Manistee, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 44.2517°N 86.3464°W / 44.2517; -86.3464 |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1870 |
Foundation | pier |
Construction | Cast Iron |
Automated | 1927 |
Height | 39 feet (12 m) |
Shape | cylindrical |
Markings | white with black lantern |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Fog signal | HORN: 1 blast every 15s (2s bl)[1] Operates from April 1 to November 1[1] |
Light | |
First lit | 1870 |
Focal height | 55 feet (17 m) |
Lens | fifth order Fresnel Lens (original), 12-inch (300 mm) Tideland Signal ML-300 Acrylic Optic (current) |
Intensity | 5000 candlepower |
Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)[1] |
Characteristic | Iso W 6s |
Manistee North Pier | |
NRHP reference No. | 90000718 |
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