Wisconsin Point Light
The Wisconsin Point Light is a lighthouse located in Superior, on Wisconsin Point, in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The light and attached fog horn building sits within a 10-mile long sand bar – stretching between the ports of Duluth and Superior.Photo: Randen Pederson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Wisconsin, United States
- Also known as: “Wisconsin Point Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Minnesota Point Light and Sky Harbor Airport.
Minnesota Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Minnesota Point Light was a historic lighthouse on Minnesota Point in Duluth, Minnesota, United States, on the shores of Lake Superior. Built in 1858, it was the first lighthouse in the state, but is now a truncated ruined tower. Minnesota Point Light is situated 1 mile west of Wisconsin Point Light.
Sky Harbor Airport
Aerodrome
Sky Harbor Airport & Seaplane Base or Sky Harbor Airport is a public airport in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. It is located near the Wisconsin border, between Superior Bay and Lake Superior. Sky Harbor Airport is situated 2 miles northwest of Wisconsin Point Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wisconsin Point and Minnesota Point.
Wisconsin Point
Hamlet
Photo: Randen Pederson, CC BY 2.0.
Wisconsin Point is a peninsula off the shore of Superior in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. 3 miles in length, it is in the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve.
Minnesota Point
Locality
Minnesota Point, also known as the Park Point neighborhood of Duluth, Minnesota, United States; is a long, narrow sand spit that extends out from the Canal Park tourist recreation-oriented district of the city of Duluth.
South Itasca
Hamlet
Parkland is a town in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,240 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Cutter, Parkland, Peyton, South Itasca, Sunnyside and South Range are in the town. South Itasca is situated 3½ miles south of Wisconsin Point Light.
Wisconsin Point Light
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Superior, Douglas, Northwest Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.71013° or 46° 42′ 37″ northLongitude
-92.0064° or 92° 0′ 23″ westInception
1913Height
69 feet (21 metres)Operator
U.S. Coast GuardOpen location code
86R9PX6V+3COpenStreetMap ID
way 1104395937OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q8027246
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Wisconsin Point Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Wisconsin Point”
- French: “Phare de Wisconsin Point”
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Highlights include U.S. Coast Guard and Superior Harbor Basin.
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