Forty Mile Point Light
Forty Mile Point Light is a lighthouse in Presque Isle County near Hammond Bay on the western shore of Lake Huron in Rogers Township, Michigan USA. Unlike many Great Lakes lighthouses, Forty Mile Point Light does not mark a significant harbor or river mouth.Photo: NOAA Photo Library, Public domain.
- Opening hours:
June—October: Tuesday—Saturday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM; Sunday noon—4:00 PM - Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Description: lighthouse in Michigan, United States
- Also known as: “Forty Mile Point Lighthouse”
- Address: 7323 US-23 North, Rogers City, MI 49779
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include P H Hoeft State Park.
P H Hoeft State Park
Park
Photo: Peterpahl8, CC BY-SA 3.0.
P. H. Hoeft State Park is a public recreation area on the shores of Lake Huron, four miles northwest of Rogers City on US 23 in Presque Isle County, Michigan. The park was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. P H Hoeft State Park is situated 2½ miles southeast of Forty Mile Point Light.
Forty Mile Point Light
- Categories: lighthouse, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Rogers Township, Presque Isle County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.48617° or 45° 29′ 10″ northLongitude
-83.91366° or 83° 54′ 49″ westElevation
581 feet (177 metres)Inception
1896Levels
3Height
52 feet (16 metres)Operator
Presque Isle County / 40 Mile Point Lighthouse SocietyOpen location code
86QRF3PP+FGOpenStreetMap ID
way 381308209OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointGeoNames ID
4993191Wikidata ID
Q5472981
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Forty Mile Point Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Forty Mile Point”
- French: “Phare de Forty Mile Point”
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