Kenosha North Pier Light

The Kenosha North Pier Light, also known as the Kenosha North Pierhead Light, is a lighthouse located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. "A typical 'Lake Michigan red tower'", it is a sibling to the Milwaukee Pierhead Light.

Photo: Wrongdave, Public domain.

Photo: Kenokewl, Public domain.

Type: Lighthouse
Description: lighthouse in Wisconsin, United States
Also known as: “ADD Name”, “Kenosha North Pier Lighthouse”, “Kenosha North Pierhead Light”, and “South Pier Light”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kenosha Public Museum and Simmons Island Beach House.

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 1,500 feet southwest of Kenosha North Pier Light.

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 1,700 feet northwest of Kenosha North Pier Light.

Kenosha Light Station

Lighthouse

Photo: Wrongdave, Public domain.

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. Kenosha Light Station is situated 1,900 feet west of Kenosha North Pier Light.

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 5 miles southwest of Kenosha North Pier Light.

Kenosha North Pier Light

Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Kenosha County, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.58884° or 42° 35′ 20″ north

Longitude

-87.80863° or 87° 48′ 31″ west

Elevation

574 feet (175 metres)

Inception

1906

Height

164 feet (50 metres)

Operator

U.S. Coast Guard

Open location code

86JJH5QR+GG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 676599470

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=lighthouse

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

GeoNames ID

5273833

Wikidata ID

Q6391315

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Kenosha North Pier Light” goes by many names.

French: “phare de la jetée de Kenosha”
French: “Phare de la jetée de Kenosha”

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