Minnesota Point Light
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.Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Minnesota, United States
- Also known as: “Minnesota Point Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wisconsin Point Light and Sky Harbor Airport.
Wisconsin Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Randen Pederson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Wisconsin Point Light is situated 1 mile east of Minnesota 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Minnesota Point and Wisconsin Point.
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.
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.
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 Minnesota Point Light.
Minnesota Point Light
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: St. Louis, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.71004° or 46° 42′ 36″ northLongitude
-92.02586° or 92° 1′ 33″ westOpen location code
86R9PX6F+2MOpenStreetMap ID
way 697204402OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q6868398
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Minnesota Point Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Minnesota Point”
- French: “Phare de Minnesota Point”
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