WayfarrowGrand Island Harbor Front Range Light
Lighthouse · Alger County, Michigan
Grand Island Harbor Front Range Light is a lighthouse in Alger County, Michigan. Michigan has 124 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 9 of them in Alger County.
Its light sits 23 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 2.5s (a white flash every 2.5 seconds), with a range of about 9 nautical miles; it guards Lake Superior.
Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The 1868 wooden front range tower was replaced in 1914, and that one by a steel mast in 1968; both range lights were shut off in 1969. Sources disagree on whether the 1968 mast still stands. Only the 1914 rear range light, a 64 ft steel tower, survives as a lighthouse. It stands at 46.4389° N, 86.6922° W.
Key facts
| Focal height | 23 ft |
|---|---|
| Light characteristic | Fl W 2.5s |
| Range | 9 nautical miles |
| Body of water | Lake Superior |
| Coordinates | 46.43889, -86.69222 |
Nearby places
- Grand Island Harbor Rear Range Lightlighthouse · Alger County · 0.2 mi
- Munising Front Range Lightlighthouse · Alger County · 2.2 mi
- Munising Rear Range Lightlighthouse · Alger County · 2.3 mi
- Grand Island East Channel Lightlighthouse · Alger County · 3.5 mi
- Grand Island North Lightlighthouse · Alger County · 8.4 mi
- Osierghost town · Delta County · 26.8 mi
- Au Sable Lightlighthouse · Alger County · 30.9 mi
- Marquette Harbor Lightlighthouse · Marquette County · 33.4 mi
- Presque Isle Harbor Breakwater Lightlighthouse · Marquette County · 33.8 mi
- Grand Marais Harbor of Refuge Inner and Outer Lightslighthouse · Alger County · 38.2 mi
- Grand Marais Harbor of Refuge Outer Lightlighthouse · Alger County · 38.2 mi
- Granite Island Lighthouselighthouse · Marquette County · 39.4 mi
Questions
Where is Grand Island Harbor Front Range Light?
Grand Island Harbor Front Range Light is in Alger County, Michigan, at 46.4389, -86.6922.
How many lighthouses are in Alger County?
Alger County, Michigan has 9 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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