South Haven Light
The South Haven South Pierhead Light is a lighthouse in Michigan, at the entrance to the Black River on Lake Michigan. The station was lit in 1872, and is still operational.- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Michigan, United States
- Also known as: “South Haven Lighthouse”, “South Haven Point Light”, and “South Haven South Pierhead Light”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Beach and North Beach.
Michigan Maritime Museum
Museum
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Michigan Maritime Museum is a museum and research library located in South Haven in the U.S. state of Michigan. The museum is located next to the Dyckman Avenue bascule bridge on the Black River just in from Lake Michigan, the second-largest by volume of the five Great Lakes. Michigan Maritime Museum is situated 4,100 feet northeast of South Haven Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Haven.
South Haven
Photo: Nanamac47, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Haven is a city in West Michigan. South Haven is unique among Lake Michigan beach towns in that the downtown is right next to the beaches and the harbor.
South Haven Light
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Van Buren, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.40138° or 42° 24′ 5″ northLongitude
-86.28795° or 86° 17′ 17″ westHeight
36 feet (11 metres)Operator
U.S. Coast GuardOpen location code
86JMCP26+HROpenStreetMap ID
way 1077439378OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q7567441
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Satellite Map
Discover South Haven Light from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Romanian—“South Haven Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de South Haven”
- French: “Phare de South Haven”
- Romanian: “Farul din South Haven”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Friends Good Will Splash Pad and Ellen Avery Park.
Nearby Places
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