Stannard Rock Light
| Location | Off Keweenaw Peninsula in Lake Superior |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 47°11′0.62″N 87°13′30.42″W / 47.1835056°N 87.2251167°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1883 |
| Foundation | Crib |
| Construction | Dressed stone, Monolithic limestone/iron bolts. |
| Automated | 1962 |
| Height | 100 feet (30 m) |
| Shape | Frustum of a cone tower on cylindrical crib |
| Markings | Natural with black lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Fog signal | Air diaphone (originally steam whistle) |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1883 |
| Focal height | 102 feet (31 m) |
| Lens | – 3rd-order Fresnel lens (original), solar powered 12-inch (300 mm) Tideland Signal ML-300 acrylic lens (current) |
| Intensity | 3,000 candlepower |
| Range | 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) |
| Characteristic | Flashing, white, 6 sec |
Stannard Rock Lighthouse | |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architect | US Lighthouse Board: Major Godfrey Weitzel |
| Architectural style | limestone monolith |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000953 |
| Added to NRHP | March 30, 1973 |
The Stannard Rock Light is a lighthouse located on a reef that was the most serious hazard to navigation on Lake Superior. The exposed crib of the Stannard Rock Light is rated as one of the top ten engineering feats in the United States. It is 24 miles (39 km) from the nearest land, making it the most distant (from shore) lighthouse in the United States. It was one of the "stag stations", manned only by men, and had the nickname "The Loneliest Place in the World".
The lighthouse was automated in 1962 and the United States Coast Guard still maintains it as an active aid to navigation. It is closed to the public and can only be viewed by boat or airplane. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.