WayfarrowSouth Fox Island Light
Lighthouse · Leelanau County, Michigan
South Fox Island Light is a lighthouse in Leelanau County, Michigan. Michigan has 124 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 6 of them in Leelanau County.
It was built in 1867, in the Civil War era, making it the 17th oldest of the 89 in Michigan with a recorded construction date; it guards Lake Michigan; it was deactivated in 1959.
Status check, 2026-11: The original 1867 brick tower and keeper's house still stand, as does a second tower: a steel skeleton tower built on Sapelo Island, Georgia, in 1905 and moved here in 1934. Heights for the 1867 tower are reported as 39 or 45 ft. South Fox Island Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 45.3785° N, 85.8371° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1867 |
|---|---|
| Deactivated | 1959 |
| Body of water | Lake Michigan |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 45.37850, -85.83710 |
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- North Manitou Island Lightlighthouse · Leelanau County · 22.7 mi
- North Manitou Shoal Light Stationlighthouse · Leelanau County · 25.5 mi
- Charlevoix South Pier Light Stationlighthouse · Charlevoix County · 28.1 mi
- South Manitou Island Lighthouselighthouse · Leelanau County · 28.6 mi
- Beaver Island Harbor Lightlighthouse · Charlevoix County · 29.8 mi
- Mission Point Lightlighthouse · Grand Traverse County · 32 mi
- Squaw Island Lightlighthouse · Charlevoix County · 34.2 mi
- Snowflakeghost town · Antrim County · 37.6 mi
- Seul Choix Lightlighthouse · Schoolcraft County · 37.7 mi
Questions
Where is South Fox Island Light?
South Fox Island Light is in Leelanau County, Michigan, at 45.3785, -85.8371.
How many lighthouses are in Leelanau County?
Leelanau County, Michigan has 6 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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