WayfarrowSquaw Island Light
Lighthouse · Charlevoix County, Michigan
Squaw Island Light is a lighthouse in Charlevoix County, Michigan. Michigan has 124 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in Charlevoix County.
It was built in 1892, in the late 19th century, making it the 49th oldest of the 89 in Michigan with a recorded construction date; it guards Lake Michigan; it was deactivated in 1928.
Status check, 2026-11: The 1892 brick tower and dwelling were deactivated in 1928, vandalized, and later restored under private ownership on what is now Ojibwa Island; sources disagree on height (49 ft, 53 ft, or 48 ft to the focal plane). It stands at 45.8406° N, 85.5869° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1892 |
|---|---|
| Deactivated | 1928 |
| Body of water | Lake Michigan |
| Coordinates | 45.84056, -85.58694 |
Nearby places
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- Seul Choix Lightlighthouse · Schoolcraft County · 16.6 mi
- Beaver Island Head Lightlighthouse · Charlevoix County · 18.3 mi
- Grays Reef Light Stationlighthouse · Emmet County · 21.5 mi
- White Shoal Lightlighthouse · Emmet County · 21.8 mi
- Ile Aux Galetslighthouse · Emmet County · 23 mi
- Waugoshance Lightlighthouse · Emmet County · 24.5 mi
- Sturgeon Bayghost town · Emmet County · 31.3 mi
- Manistique East Breakwater Lightlighthouse · Schoolcraft County · 32.6 mi
- South Fox Island Lightlighthouse · Leelanau County · 34.2 mi
- St. Helena Island Lightlighthouse · Mackinac County · 34.9 mi
Questions
Where is Squaw Island Light?
Squaw Island Light is in Charlevoix County, Michigan, at 45.8406, -85.5869.
How many lighthouses are in Charlevoix County?
Charlevoix County, Michigan has 4 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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