WayfarrowMcGulpin Point Light
Lighthouse · Emmet County, Michigan
McGulpin Point Light is a lighthouse in Emmet County, Michigan. Michigan has 124 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 6 of them in Emmet County.
It was built in 1869, in the Civil War era, making it the 25th oldest of the 89 in Michigan with a recorded construction date; its light sits 108 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 4s (a white flash every 4 seconds); it guards Straits of Mackinac; it was deactivated in 1906.
Status check, 2026-11: The original Cream City brick tower and house still stand. The light was turned off in 1906, and Emmet County bought the site in 2008 and added a replica lantern, so it is now a private aid to navigation. Tower height is given as either 38 ft or 40 ft. It stands at 45.7869° N, 84.7722° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1869 |
|---|---|
| Focal height | 108 ft |
| Light characteristic | Fl W 4s |
| Deactivated | 1906 |
| Body of water | Straits of Mackinac |
| Coordinates | 45.78690, -84.77220 |
Nearby places
- Old Mackinac Point Lightlighthouse · Cheboygan County · 2.1 mi
- Wawatam Lighthouselighthouse · Mackinac County · 6.1 mi
- St. Helena Island Lightlighthouse · Mackinac County · 6.4 mi
- Mackinaw Heightsghost town · Cheboygan County · 6.7 mi
- Round Island Lightlighthouse · Mackinac County · 8.3 mi
- Round Island Passage Lightlighthouse · Mackinac County · 8.5 mi
- Sturgeon Bayghost town · Emmet County · 12.5 mi
- Waugoshance Lightlighthouse · Emmet County · 15.3 mi
- Bois Blanc Lightlighthouse · Mackinac County · 17 mi
- Cheboygan Crib Lightlighthouse · Cheboygan County · 17.4 mi
- White Shoal Lightlighthouse · Emmet County · 17.9 mi
- Fourteen Foot Shoal Lightlighthouse · Cheboygan County · 17.9 mi
Questions
Where is McGulpin Point Light?
McGulpin Point Light is in Emmet County, Michigan, at 45.7869, -84.7722.
How many lighthouses are in Emmet County?
Emmet County, Michigan has 6 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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