WayfarrowForty Mile Point Light
Lighthouse · Presque Isle County, Michigan
Forty Mile Point Light is a lighthouse in Presque Isle County, Michigan. Michigan has 124 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 3 of them in Presque Isle County.
It was built in 1896, in the late 19th century, making it the 54th oldest of the 89 in Michigan with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 52 feet tall (30th tallest of 63 measured in Michigan); its light sits 66 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Iso W 6s (a white light, equally on and off, repeating every 6 seconds), with a range of about 14 nautical miles; it guards Lake Huron.
Status check, 2026-11: A square brick tower built into a duplex keepers' house, finished Nov 1896 and first lit in 1897; Presque Isle County owns it and the 40 Mile Point Lighthouse Society runs it (michigan.org's 62 ft figure is an outlier). Forty Mile Point Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 45.4861° N, 83.9136° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1896 |
|---|---|
| Tower height | 52 ft |
| Focal height | 66 ft |
| Light characteristic | Iso W 6s |
| Range | 14 nautical miles |
| Body of water | Lake Huron |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 45.48611, -83.91361 |
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Questions
Where is Forty Mile Point Light?
Forty Mile Point Light is in Presque Isle County, Michigan, at 45.4861, -83.9136.
How many lighthouses are in Presque Isle County?
Presque Isle County, Michigan has 3 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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