WayfarrowWawatam Lighthouse
Lighthouse · Mackinac County, Michigan
Wawatam Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Mackinac County, Michigan. Michigan has 124 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 8 of them in Mackinac County.
It was built in 1998, in the postwar decades, making it the 88th oldest of the 89 in Michigan with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 52 feet tall (30th tallest of 63 measured in Michigan); its light sits 62 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 5s (a white flash every 5 seconds), with a range of about 11.3 nautical miles; it guards Straits of Mackinac.
Status check, 2026-11: It was built in 1998 as a decorative landmark at the Monroe Welcome Center. It was moved to St. Ignace in five pieces and first lit there on August 20, 2006, and it is now an official aid to navigation. It stands at 45.8658° N, 84.7153° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Tower height | 52 ft |
| Focal height | 62 ft |
| Light characteristic | Fl W 5s |
| Range | 11.3 nautical miles |
| Body of water | Straits of Mackinac |
| Coordinates | 45.86583, -84.71528 |
Nearby places
- Round Island Lightlighthouse · Mackinac County · 5.1 mi
- Round Island Passage Lightlighthouse · Mackinac County · 5.1 mi
- Old Mackinac Point Lightlighthouse · Cheboygan County · 5.5 mi
- McGulpin Point Lightlighthouse · Emmet County · 6.1 mi
- St. Helena Island Lightlighthouse · Mackinac County · 7.2 mi
- Mackinaw Heightsghost town · Cheboygan County · 9.1 mi
- Bois Blanc Lightlighthouse · Mackinac County · 14.6 mi
- Sturgeon Bayghost town · Emmet County · 18.1 mi
- Fourteen Foot Shoal Lightlighthouse · Cheboygan County · 18.7 mi
- Cheboygan Crib Lightlighthouse · Cheboygan County · 18.8 mi
- Waugoshance Lightlighthouse · Emmet County · 19.1 mi
- White Shoal Lightlighthouse · Emmet County · 20.3 mi
Questions
Where is Wawatam Lighthouse?
Wawatam Lighthouse is in Mackinac County, Michigan, at 45.8658, -84.7153.
How many lighthouses are in Mackinac County?
Mackinac County, Michigan has 8 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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