Split Rock Lighthouse
Split Rock Lighthouse is a lighthouse located southwest of Silver Bay, Minnesota, US on the North Shore of Lake Superior. The structure was designed by lighthouse engineer Ralph Russell Tinkham and was completed in 1910 by the United States Lighthouse Service for $75,000, including the buildings and the land.Photo: Jim Sorbie, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beaver Bay.
Beaver Bay
Village
Photo: Chris.et, Public domain.
Beaver Bay is a city in Lake County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 120 at the 2020 census. Minnesota Highway 61 serves as a main route in the community. Beaver Bay is situated 5 miles northeast of Split Rock Lighthouse.
Split Rock Lighthouse
- Type: Protected area
- Description: lighthouse in Minnesota, United States
- Categories: lighthouse, building, and historic site
- Location: Beaver Bay Township, Lake, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.20009° or 47° 12′ 0″ northLongitude
-91.36702° or 91° 22′ 1″ westInception
1910Operator
Minnesota Historical SocietyOpen location code
86VC6J2M+25OpenStreetMap ID
way 390175205OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q3378404
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Split Rock Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منارة سبليتروك”
- Chinese: “裂岩燈塔”
- Czech: “Maják Split Rock”
- French: “phare de Split Rock”
- French: “Phare de Split Rock”
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