WayfarrowWindmill Point Light
Lighthouse · Wayne County, Michigan
Windmill Point Light is a lighthouse in Wayne County, Michigan. Michigan has 124 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in Wayne County.
It was built in 1933, in the interwar years, making it the 79th oldest of the 89 in Michigan with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 45 feet tall (38th tallest of 63 measured in Michigan); its light sits 43 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Iso W 6s (a white light, equally on and off, repeating every 6 seconds), with a range of about 12 nautical miles; it guards Detroit River.
Status check, 2026-11: The 1838 stone tower is gone; the current concrete-and-steel tower started operating on April 1, 1933, after which the older lighthouse was torn down. It stands at 42.3575° N, 82.9297° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1933 |
|---|---|
| Tower height | 45 ft |
| Focal height | 43 ft |
| Light characteristic | Iso W 6s |
| Range | 12 nautical miles |
| Body of water | Detroit River |
| Coordinates | 42.35750, -82.92972 |
Nearby places
- Windmill Point Lightlighthouse · Wayne County · 0.1 mi
- William Livingstone Memorial Lightlighthouse · Wayne County · 1.5 mi
- Lake St. Clair lightlighthouse · Macomb County · 11.6 mi
- Grassy Island Lightlighthouse · Wayne County · 13.9 mi
- St. Clair Flats Front and Rear Range Lightlighthouse · St. Clair County · 17.3 mi
- St. Clair Flats Range Front Lightlighthouse · St. Clair County · 17.4 mi
- St. Clair Flats Rear Range Lightlighthouse · St. Clair County · 17.6 mi
- Detroit River Lightlighthouse · Monroe County · 26.9 mi
- Rawsonvilleghost town · Washtenaw County · 33.3 mi
- Peche Island Rear Range Lightlighthouse · St. Clair County · 33.4 mi
- Exeterghost town · Monroe County · 36.3 mi
- West Sister Island Lightlighthouse · Lucas County · 43.9 mi
Questions
Where is Windmill Point Light?
Windmill Point Light is in Wayne County, Michigan, at 42.3575, -82.9297.
How many lighthouses are in Wayne County?
Wayne County, Michigan has 4 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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