Plum Island Range Lights

Plum Island Range Lights
LocationPlum Island, Door County, United States
Coordinates45°18′29″N 86°57′29″W / 45.308°N 86.958°W / 45.308; -86.958
Tower
Constructed1896 
Plum Island Range rear light
Rear range light with house
Constructed1896 
Constructionconcrete (foundation), iron (tower) 
Automated1960s 
Height20 m (66 ft) 
Shapeskeletal
MarkingsKRW
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place 
First lit1897 
Focal height24 m (79 ft) 
Lensfourth order Fresnel lens 
Range14 nmi (26 km; 16 mi) 
CharacteristicF R 
Plum Island Range Rear Light
Nearest cityGills Rock, Wisconsin
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
MPSU.S. Coast Guard Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR
NRHP reference No.84003659
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1984
Plum Island Range front light
Archive photo of front range light
Constructed1896 
First lit1897 

The Plum Island Range Lights are a pair of range lights located on Plum Island in Door County, Wisconsin. Plum Island was transferred to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in 2007 and became part of the Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Plum Island is seasonally open to the public for day-time use.