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 in in the , which is the northern part of the Upper Peninsula in .
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  • 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.

Village
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the U.S. state of . It is the county seat of . Its population was 65 at the 2020 census, which makes it by far the least-populated county seat in the state of Michigan. is situated 4 miles northeast of Sand Hills Light.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , United States. lies at the junction of M-26 and U.S. Highway 41, approximately two miles south of , near the shores of Lake Superior. is situated 4½ miles east of Sand Hills Light.

Village
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the U.S. state of . Located in , it is within . is situated 6 miles south of Sand Hills Light.

Sand Hills Light

Latitude
47.39186° or 47° 23′ 31″ north
Longitude
-88.37058° or 88° 22′ 14″ west
Elevation
623 feet (190 metres)
Open location code
86VH9JRH+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 165331403
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
5008849
Wiki­data ID
Q7415811
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