New Presque Isle Light
New Presque Isle Light Source: U.S. Coast Guard Archives | |
| Location | 4500 Grand Lake Road Presque Isle County |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 45°21′23.5″N 83°29′32.4″W / 45.356528°N 83.492333°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1870 |
| Construction | brick, Italianate bracketing |
| Automated | 1970 |
| Height | 113 ft (34 m) |
| Shape | Conical |
| Markings | white w/dwelling attached |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place, Michigan state historic site |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1870 |
| Focal height | 123 ft (37 m) |
| Lens | Third order Fresnel lens (original), Airport beacon (current) |
| Range | 22 nmi (41 km; 25 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 15s |
New Presque Isle Light | |
| NRHP reference No. | 83000890 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 4, 1983 |
| Designated MSHS | June 30, 1988 |
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The New Presque Isle Light was built in 1870, at Presque Isle, Michigan, east of Grand Lake, and sits on the namesake peninsula. It is one of 149 lighthouses in Michigan, more than any other state. Because of changing shoreline particularly, or alternatively deterioration of the original building, it is not uncommon for a replacement lighthouse to be placed in the vicinity of an earlier light, in this case, the Old Presque Isle Light.