Fort Gratiot Light

Fort Gratiot Light, the first lighthouse in the state of Michigan, was constructed north of Fort Gratiot in 1825 by Lucius Lyon, who later became one of Michigan's first U.S.

Photo: Nuggehalli2015, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Lighthouse
Description: lighthouse in Michigan, United States
Also known as: “Fort Gratiot Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lakeside Cemetery and McMorran Place.

Lakeside Cemetery

Cemetery

Lakeside Cemetery in Port Huron, Michigan was first established in 1877. The City of Port Huron purchased the original 148 acres from local Port Huron resident John Hoffman. Lakeside Cemetery is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Fort Gratiot Light.

McMorran Place

Sports venue

Photo: Oaktree b, CC BY-SA 4.0.

McMorran Place is an entertainment complex in Port Huron, Michigan consisting of a 4,800-seat multi-purpose arena and a theater. It was designed by Alden B. McMorran Place is situated 2 miles south of Fort Gratiot Light.

Sacred Heart Church, Sarnia

Church

Photo: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sacred Heart Church, Sarnia is situated 1½ miles east of Fort Gratiot Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Point Edward and Sarnia.

Point Edward

Village

Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Point Edward is a village in the Canadian province of Ontario. Adjacent to the city of Sarnia in Lambton County, Point Edward sits opposite Port Huron, Michigan and is connected to it by the Blue Water Bridge, at the meeting point of the St. Clair River and Lake Huron.

Sarnia

Photo: MeRyan, CC BY 2.0.

Sarnia is a city in Southwestern Ontario with a population of around 98,000. It is at the south end of Lake Huron. It includes Point Edward, a village in the northwest corner of the city.

Fort Gratiot Light

Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Port Huron, St. Clair, Southeast Michigan, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.00629° or 43° 0′ 23″ north

Longitude

-82.42243° or 82° 25′ 21″ west

Elevation

584 feet (178 metres)

Inception

1829

Height

86 feet (26 metres)

Operator

U.S. Coast Guard

Open location code

86MV2H4H+G2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 493149007

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=lighthouse

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

GeoNames ID

4993175

Wikidata ID

Q5471242

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In Other Languages

“Fort Gratiot Light” goes by many names.

French: “phare de Fort Gratiot”
French: “Phare de Fort Gratiot”

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