Rock of Ages Light

The Rock of Ages Light is a U.S. Coast Guard lighthouse on a small rock outcropping approximately 2.25 miles west of and 3.5 miles west of Isle Royale, in , . It is an active aid to navigation.
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Michigan, United States
  • Also known as: “Rock of Ages Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include PS Cumberland.

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Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Cumberland was a wooden-hulled side paddlewheeler built in 1871; it was wrecked off the shore of in Lake Superior in 1877 and the remains are still on the lake bottom. The wreck was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. is situated 3,900 feet southwest of Rock of Ages Light.

Rock of Ages Light

Latitude
47.86639° or 47° 51′ 59″ north
Longitude
-89.31485° or 89° 18′ 54″ west
Elevation
600 feet (183 metres)
Inception
1910
Height
118 feet (36 metres)
Operator
U.S. Coast Guard
Open location code
86VGVM8P+H3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1075689285
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
5007434
Wiki­data ID
Q7354843
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Rock of Ages Light” goes by many names.

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