WayfarrowIndiana Harbor East Breakwater Light
Lighthouse · Lake County, Indiana
Indiana Harbor East Breakwater Light is a lighthouse in Lake County, Indiana. Indiana has 4 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
It was built in 1935, in the interwar years; the tower stands about 75 feet tall; its light sits 79 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Iso G 6s (a green light, equally on and off, repeating every 6 seconds), with a range of about 12 nautical miles; it guards Lake Michigan.
Status check, 2026-11: Still-working Art Deco steel tower built in 1935, a twin of the Port Washington, WI tower; the older 1924 inner lighthouse was torn down in the 1980s. It stands at 41.6808° N, 87.4411° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1935 |
|---|---|
| Tower height | 75 ft |
| Focal height | 79 ft |
| Light characteristic | Iso G 6s |
| Range | 12 nautical miles |
| Body of water | Lake Michigan |
| Coordinates | 41.68080, -87.44110 |
Nearby places
- Irondaleghost town · Cook County · 5.2 mi
- 68th Street Crib Lightlighthouse · Cook County · 8.7 mi
- Robert Taylor Homesghost town · Cook County · 13.2 mi
- Stateway Gardensghost town · Cook County · 14.1 mi
- Four Mile Crib Lightlighthouse · Cook County · 14.4 mi
- Chicago Harbor Lightlighthouse · Cook County · 16.4 mi
- Chicago Harbor Southeast Guidewall Lightlighthouse · Cook County · 16.6 mi
- William E. Dever Crib Lightlighthouse · Cook County · 19 mi
- Crown Point Bridge, Indianacovered bridge · Lake County · 19.5 mi
- Tremontghost town · Porter County · 20.7 mi
- Wilson Avenue Crib Lightlighthouse · Cook County · 21.2 mi
- Mount Forestghost town · Cook County · 21.9 mi
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
- Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
- Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
- Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.