Kenosha Light Station
Kenosha Light Station is a lighthouse and keeper's house on Simmons Island north of the channel into Kenosha's harbor in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.Photo: Wrongdave, Public domain.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Wisconsin, United States
- Also known as: “Kenosha Light” and “Kenosha Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Simmons Island Beach House and Kenosha Public Museum.
Simmons Island Beach House
Community center
Photo: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY 2.0.
The Simmons Island Beach House is located in Simmons Island Park in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. Simmons Island Beach House is situated 670 feet northeast of Kenosha Light Station.
Kenosha Public Museum
Museum
Photo: Kenokewl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kenosha Public Museum is a natural sciences and art museum in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded in 1933 and opened to the public in 1936. Kenosha Public Museum is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Kenosha Light Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kenosha and Pleasant Prairie.
Kenosha
Photo: Keith Cooper, CC BY 2.0.
Kenosha is Wisconsin's fourth largest city. It is in the state's southeast region. Many of its residents commute to jobs elsewhere, leading to its appellation as "Chicago's northernmost suburb."…
Pleasant Prairie
Town
Pleasant Prairie is a village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. Located along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan, the village is south of the city of Kenosha and north of the Wisconsin-Illinois border. Pleasant Prairie is situated 4½ miles southwest of Kenosha Light Station.
Somers
Village
Somers is a village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,402 at the 2020 census. Somers has a post office with ZIP code 53171. Somers is situated 6 miles northwest of Kenosha Light Station.
Kenosha Light Station
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kenosha County, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.58946° or 42° 35′ 22″ northLongitude
-87.81571° or 87° 48′ 57″ westElevation
574 feet (175 metres)Inception
1866Open location code
86JJH5QM+QPOpenStreetMap ID
way 697190938OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
5258402Wikidata ID
Q6391310
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Kenosha Light Station” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Kenosha”
- French: “Phare de Kenosha”
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