Munising Rear Range Light
The Munising Rear Range Light works with the Munising Front Range Light to project a line of light out into Lake Superior in order to guide boats from the open lake into the safe harbor at Munising, Michigan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Munising Front Range Light and Munising School Public Library.
Munising Front Range Light
Lighthouse
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The Munising Front Range Light and its matching Munising Rear Range Light replaced the ineffective Grand Island East Channel Light in 1905. These two lights combine to guide boats from the open waters of Lake Superior down the East Channel next to Grand Island into the harbor of Munising. Munising Front Range Light is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Munising Rear Range Light.
Munising School Public Library
Library
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Munising School Public Library is situated 2,000 feet north of Munising Rear Range Light.
Alger Falls
Waterfall
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Alger Falls is a waterfall located along highway M-28 in Alger County, Michigan near Munising at the junction with M-94. The falls consist of a series of drops, the highest of which is about 15 feet. Alger Falls is situated 1½ miles southeast of Munising Rear Range Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Christmas.
Christmas
Village
Photo: Decumanus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Christmas is an unincorporated community in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Christmas is located within Au Train Township in Alger County, and is located about 2.2 miles northwest of the city of Munising. Christmas is situated 2½ miles northwest of Munising Rear Range Light.
Munising Rear Range Light
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Michigan, United States
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Munising, Alger, Upper Peninsula, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
46.41248° or 46° 24′ 45″ northLongitude
-86.66399° or 86° 39′ 50″ westOpen location code
86RMC86P+XCOpenStreetMap ID
node 6548210394OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q6936686
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In Other Languages
“Munising Rear Range Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare arrière de Munising”
- French: “Phare arrière de Munising”
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