WayfarrowPentwater Light
Lighthouse · Oceana County, Michigan
Pentwater Light is a lighthouse in Oceana County, Michigan. Michigan has 124 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in Oceana County.
It guards Lake Michigan; it was deactivated in 1937; the structure is built of structural wood.
Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The 1873 wooden pier light was replaced by a steel skeleton tower in 1937; modern pierhead lights stand there now (sources say a north pier light was added in 1987 or 1997). It stands at 43.7817° N, 86.4442° W.
Key facts
| Deactivated | 1937 |
|---|---|
| Body of water | Lake Michigan |
| Material | structural wood |
| Coordinates | 43.78167, -86.44417 |
Nearby places
- Pentwater South Pierhead Lightlighthouse · Oceana County · 0 mi
- Pentwater North Pierhead Lightlighthouse · Oceana County · 0.1 mi
- Rivertonghost town · Mason County · 10 mi
- Little Sable Point Lightlighthouse · Oceana County · 10.2 mi
- Beanvilleghost town · Oceana County · 11.4 mi
- Ludington Lightlighthouse · Mason County · 12 mi
- Lincolnghost town · Mason County · 14.6 mi
- Big Sable Point Lightlighthouse · Mason County · 19.4 mi
- White River Lightlighthouse · Muskegon County · 28.2 mi
- Manistee Pierhead lightslighthouse · Manistee County · 32.9 mi
- Alleytonghost town · Newaygo County · 36.8 mi
- Muskegon South Pierhead Lightlighthouse · Muskegon County · 38.7 mi
Questions
Where is Pentwater Light?
Pentwater Light is in Oceana County, Michigan, at 43.7817, -86.4442.
How many lighthouses are in Oceana County?
Oceana County, Michigan has 4 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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