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Muskegon Breakwater Light

Lighthouse · Muskegon County, Michigan

The Muskegon Breakwater Light or South Breakwater Light is a light located on the end of the south arm of the Muskegon breakwater surrounding the mouth of the M
The Muskegon Breakwater Light or South Breakwater Light is a light located on the end of the south arm of the Muskegon breakwater surrounding the mouth of the M · Aaron headly / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Muskegon Breakwater Light is a lighthouse in Muskegon County, Michigan. Michigan has 124 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 3 of them in Muskegon County.

Its light sits 69 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Iso R 6s (a red light, equally on and off, repeating every 6 seconds), with a range of about 8 nautical miles; it guards Lake Michigan.

Status check, 2026-11: Sources disagree on the year (1930 or 1931) and the height: 53 ft is the pyramidal tower alone, 63 ft includes its 10-ft base. It is a steel tower, and the Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy has owned it since 2010. Muskegon Breakwater Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 43.2241° N, 86.3471° W.

Key facts

Focal height69 ft
Light characteristicIso R 6s
Range8 nautical miles
Body of waterLake Michigan
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates43.22410, -86.34710

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Questions

Where is Muskegon Breakwater Light?

Muskegon Breakwater Light is in Muskegon County, Michigan, at 43.2241, -86.3471.

How many lighthouses are in Muskegon County?

Muskegon County, Michigan has 3 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.

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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.