Harbor Beach Light
The lighthouse in 2014 | |
| Location | Northside breakwater Harbor Beach, Michigan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 43°50′42″N 82°37′54″W / 43.84500°N 82.63167°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1858 |
| Construction | Cast iron, brick lining |
| Automated | 1968 |
| Height | 45 feet (14 m) |
| Shape | Frustum of a cone |
| Markings | White with red roof on lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Fog signal | HORN: 1 blast ev 30s (3s bl). Operational remotely all year. |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1885 |
| Focal height | 54 feet (16 m) |
| Lens | Fourth-order Fresnel lens (original), VRB-25 acrylic (current) |
| Intensity | 20,000 candlepower |
| Range | Red 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi), white 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi) |
| Characteristic | Al WR 10s |
Harbor Beach Lighthouse | |
Michigan Historic Landmark | |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1884 |
| MPS | U.S. Coast Guard Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 83000850 |
| Added to NRHP | August 04, 1983 |
The Harbor Beach Lighthouse is a "sparkplug lighthouse" located at the end of the north breakwall entrance to the harbor of refuge on Lake Huron. The breakwall and light were created by the United States Army Corps of Engineers to protect the harbor of Harbor Beach, Michigan, which is the largest man-made freshwater harbor in the world. Harbor Beach is located on the eastern edge of the Thumb of Huron County, in the state of Michigan.