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Saugatuck Harbour lighthouse

Lighthouse · Allegan County, Michigan

Saugatuck Harbor Navigation Structures at mouthe of the Kalamazoo River This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Histo
Saugatuck Harbor Navigation Structures at mouthe of the Kalamazoo River This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Histo · Andrew Jameson / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Saugatuck Harbour lighthouse is a lighthouse in Allegan County, Michigan. Michigan has 124 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.

The tower stands about 26 feet tall (62nd tallest of 63 measured in Michigan); its light sits 30 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl G 4s (a green flash every 4 seconds); it guards Lake Michigan.

Status check, 2026-11: The 1909 south pierhead column was later replaced by a white cylinder about 26 ft tall, and the old 1859 Kalamazoo River lighthouse was destroyed by a tornado in 1956. It stands at 42.6769° N, 86.2158° W.

Key facts

Tower height26 ft
Focal height30 ft
Light characteristicFl G 4s
Body of waterLake Michigan
Coordinates42.67694, -86.21583

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