WayfarrowSt. Clair Flats Rear Range Light
Lighthouse · St. Clair County, Michigan
![[[:en:St. Clair Flats Front and Rear Range Light]|St. Clair Flats Rear Range Light]], Michigan - circa 1904](https://media.wayfarrow.com/fa/lighthouse/36896/commons-7743441.jpg)
St. Clair Flats Rear Range Light is a lighthouse in St. Clair County, Michigan. Michigan has 124 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 5 of them in St. Clair County.
It was built in 1859, in the Civil War era, making it the 10th oldest of the 89 in Michigan with a recorded construction date; it was deactivated in 1934.
Status check, 2026-11: The brick rear range tower first lit in 1859 was shut down in 1934 and has since been restored by a preservation group; sources give its height as 37 ft (base to lantern), 40 ft, or 44 ft above the lake. It carries the heritage designation National Register of Historic Places contributing property. It stands at 42.5394° N, 82.6900° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1859 |
|---|---|
| Deactivated | 1934 |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places contributing property |
| Coordinates | 42.53944, -82.69000 |
Nearby places
- St. Clair Flats Range Front Lightlighthouse · St. Clair County · 0.2 mi
- St. Clair Flats Front and Rear Range Lightlighthouse · St. Clair County · 0.3 mi
- Lake St. Clair lightlighthouse · Macomb County · 6.1 mi
- Peche Island Rear Range Lightlighthouse · St. Clair County · 15.9 mi
- Windmill Point Lightlighthouse · Wayne County · 17.6 mi
- Windmill Point Lightlighthouse · Wayne County · 17.6 mi
- William Livingstone Memorial Lightlighthouse · Wayne County · 19 mi
- Grassy Island Lightlighthouse · Wayne County · 31.4 mi
- Fort Gratiot Lightlighthouse · St. Clair County · 35 mi
- Merrillsvilleghost town · St. Clair County · 42.7 mi
- Detroit River Lightlighthouse · Monroe County · 43.8 mi
- Rawsonvilleghost town · Washtenaw County · 49.4 mi
Questions
Where is St. Clair Flats Rear Range Light?
St. Clair Flats Rear Range Light is in St. Clair County, Michigan, at 42.5394, -82.6900.
How many lighthouses are in St. Clair County?
St. Clair County, Michigan has 5 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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