WayfarrowStannard Rock Light
Lighthouse · Marquette County, Michigan
Stannard Rock Light is a lighthouse in Marquette County, Michigan. Michigan has 124 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 6 of them in Marquette County.
Its light sits 102 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 6s (a white flash every 6 seconds), with a range of about 18 nautical miles; it guards Lake Superior; the recorded designer or builder is Godfrey Weitzel.
Status check, 2026-11: First lit July 4, 1882, with work finished in 1883, so sources split on the year; reported heights also vary (78, 100, 102 and 110 ft, partly mixing up tower height and focal plane), and it is the US lighthouse farthest from land. Stannard Rock Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 47.1836° N, 87.2181° W.
Key facts
| Focal height | 102 ft |
|---|---|
| Light characteristic | Fl W 6s |
| Range | 18 nautical miles |
| Body of water | Lake Superior |
| Designer / builder | Godfrey Weitzel |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 47.18361, -87.21806 |
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Questions
Where is Stannard Rock Light?
Stannard Rock Light is in Marquette County, Michigan, at 47.1836, -87.2181.
How many lighthouses are in Marquette County?
Marquette County, Michigan has 6 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.