Milwaukee Breakwater Light
The Milwaukee Breakwater lighthouse was built in 1926 in the harbor of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin to mark the entrance to the harbor. One of the last fully enclosed breakwater lighthouses in the Great Lakes, the structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
- Lighthouse
- …is also known as “Milwaukee Breakwater Lighthouse”
- …dates from 1926
- …stands 52 feet (16 metres) tall
- Description: lighthouse in Wisconsin, United States
- Email: info@milwaukeebreakwaterlighthouse.org
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Milwaukee Art Museum and Milwaukee Pierhead Light.
Milwaukee Art Museum
Art gallery
The Milwaukee Art Museum is an art museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Milwaukee Art Museum is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Milwaukee Breakwater Light.
Milwaukee Pierhead Light
Lighthouse
Discovery World
Museum
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jones Island and Downtown Milwaukee.
Downtown Milwaukee
Suburb
Milwaukee Breakwater Light
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Latitude
43.02697° or 43° 1′ 37″ north
Longitude
-87.88197° or 87° 52′ 55″ west
Open location code
86MJ24G9+Q6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to French—“Milwaukee Breakwater Light” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Milwaukee Breakwater Lighthouse”
- French: “phare du brise-lames de Milwaukee”
- French: “Phare du brise-lames de Milwaukee”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include BMO Harris Pavilion and Pebble Beach.
Nearby Places
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