WayfarrowGravelly Shoal Light
Lighthouse · Arenac County, Michigan
Gravelly Shoal Light is a lighthouse in Arenac County, Michigan. Michigan has 124 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Arenac County.
Its light sits 75 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl R 6s (a red flash every 6 seconds), with a range of about 9.6 nautical miles; it guards Lake Huron.
Status check, 2026-11: This is an active Art Deco offshore light that replaced Charity Island Light. Most sources say 1939 and 65 ft, but Lighthousefriends says it was finished in fall 1941 and describes a 50 ft tower above the deck. It is not reachable by road: the nearest road is about 3 miles away, so it is seen from shore or reached by water. It stands at 44.0183° N, 83.5372° W.
Key facts
| Focal height | 75 ft |
|---|---|
| Light characteristic | Fl R 6s |
| Range | 9.6 nautical miles |
| Body of water | Lake Huron |
| Coordinates | 44.01830, -83.53720 |
Nearby places
- Charity Island Lightlighthouse · Arenac County · 5 mi
- Caseville Harbor Lightlighthouse · Huron County · 13.7 mi
- Tawas Point Lightlighthouse · Iosco County · 16.8 mi
- Port Austin Lightlighthouse · Huron County · 27.9 mi
- Saginaw River Rear Range Lightlighthouse · Bay County · 30.7 mi
- Bangorghost town · Bay County · 31.7 mi
- Hard Luckghost town · Gladwin County · 32.8 mi
- Pointe aux Barques Lightlighthouse · Huron County · 37 mi
- Wrightsghost town · Midland County · 46.5 mi
- Harbor Beach Lightlighthouse · Huron County · 46.7 mi
- Zehnder's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Saginaw County · 49 mi
- Cassbridgeghost town · Saginaw County · 49.5 mi
Questions
Where is Gravelly Shoal Light?
Gravelly Shoal Light is in Arenac County, Michigan, at 44.0183, -83.5372.
How many lighthouses are in Arenac County?
Arenac County, Michigan has 2 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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