North Point Light
The North Point Lighthouse Museum is a lighthouse built in 1888 in Lake Park on the East Side of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States to mark the entrance to the Milwaukee River.Photo: Sulfur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: Saturday—Sunday 1:00 PM—4:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: lighthouse in Wisconsin, United States
- Also known as: “North Point light”, “North Point Lighthouse”, and “North Point Lighthouse and Keeper’s Quarters”
- Address: 2650 North Wahl Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53211
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Downer Theatre and Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital.
Downer Theatre
Movie theater
Photo: Johnstanbul, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Downer Theatre is an historic cinema in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, formerly operated by Landmark Theatres. Opened in 1915, it was the oldest continually operating cinema in the city of Milwaukee. Downer Theatre is situated 1,800 feet west of North Point Light.
Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Awkwafaba, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital is situated 2,900 feet southwest of North Point Light.
Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts
Theater building
Photo: Rorr404, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts center located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. It houses the 756-seat Helen Bader Concert Hall, large rehearsal spaces, meeting facilities, music offices, and dance studios for the UWM Peck School of the Arts. Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts is situated 3,900 feet northwest of North Point Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Side and Shorewood.
East Side
Suburb
The East Side is a district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin consisting of several neighborhoods encompassing an area just north of Downtown Milwaukee to the village of Shorewood, bordered by the Milwaukee River to the west and Lake Michigan to the east.
Shorewood
Town
Photo: Freekee, Public domain.
Shorewood is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. A suburb of Milwaukee, it is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The population was 13,859 at the 2020 census. Shorewood is situated 2 miles northwest of North Point Light.
Downtown Milwaukee
Suburb
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Downtown Milwaukee is the central business district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The economic and symbolic center of the city and the Milwaukee metropolitan area, it is Milwaukee's oldest district and home to many of region's cultural, financial educational and historical landmarks including Milwaukee City Hall, Fiserv Forum and the Milwaukee Art Museum. Downtown Milwaukee is situated 2½ miles southwest of North Point Light.
North Point Light
- Categories: lighthouse, building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.06568° or 43° 3′ 56″ northLongitude
-87.87142° or 87° 52′ 17″ westInception
1879Levels
2Height
74 feet (23 metres)Operator
North Point Lighthouse MuseumOpen location code
86MJ348H+7COpenStreetMap ID
way 403385111OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7056375
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In Other Languages
“North Point Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de North Point”
- French: “Phare de North Point”
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