WayfarrowGreen Bay Harbor Entrance Light
Lighthouse · Brown County, Wisconsin
Green Bay Harbor Entrance Light is a lighthouse in Brown County, Wisconsin. Wisconsin has 54 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 3 of them in Brown County.
It was built in 1935, in the interwar years, making it the 31st oldest of the 36 in Wisconsin with a recorded construction date; its light sits 72 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Oc R 4s (a red light that briefly goes dark every 4 seconds), with a range of about 12 nautical miles; it guards Lake Michigan.
Status check, 2026-11: Offshore light whose crib was sunk in place on June 5, 1935 and lit that year; 72 ft is the focal height above water, and one source says the steel tower is about 70 ft, so the tower height is not confirmed. Green Bay Harbor Entrance Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is not reachable by road: the nearest road is about 3 miles away, so it is seen from shore or reached by water. It stands at 44.6531° N, 87.9013° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1935 |
|---|---|
| Focal height | 72 ft |
| Light characteristic | Oc R 4s |
| Range | 12 nautical miles |
| Body of water | Lake Michigan |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 44.65310, -87.90130 |
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Questions
Where is Green Bay Harbor Entrance Light?
Green Bay Harbor Entrance Light is in Brown County, Wisconsin, at 44.6531, -87.9013.
How many lighthouses are in Brown County?
Brown County, Wisconsin has 3 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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