Sand Hills Light
Sand Hills was an active lighthouse on the shore of Lake Superior is on private property and is currently closed to the public. It is located in Ahmeek in Keweenaw County in the Keweenaw Peninsula, which is the northern part of the Upper Peninsula in Michigan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Michigan, United States
- Also known as: “Sand Hills Lighthouse”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eagle River and Phoenix.
Eagle River
Village
Photo: Prburley, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eagle River is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Keweenaw County. Its population was 65 at the 2020 census, which makes it by far the least-populated county seat in the state of Michigan. Eagle River is situated 4 miles northeast of Sand Hills Light.
Phoenix
Hamlet
Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Phoenix is an unincorporated community in Keweenaw County, Michigan, United States. Phoenix lies at the junction of M-26 and U.S. Highway 41, approximately two miles south of Eagle River, near the shores of Lake Superior. Phoenix is situated 4½ miles east of Sand Hills Light.
Mohawk
Village
Mohawk is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located in Keweenaw County, it is within Allouez Township. Mohawk is situated 6 miles south of Sand Hills Light.
Sand Hills Light
- Categories: heritage site, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Allouez Township, Keweenaw, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.39186° or 47° 23′ 31″ northLongitude
-88.37058° or 88° 22′ 14″ westElevation
623 feet (190 metres)Open location code
86VH9JRH+PQOpenStreetMap ID
way 165331403OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
“Sand Hills Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Sand Hills”
- French: “Phare de Sand Hills”
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