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Neenah Light

Lighthouse · Winnebago County, Wisconsin

The w:Neenah Light in w:Neenah, Wisconsin, marking the entrance of the Lower Fox River from w:Lake Winnebago. This file was uploaded with Commonist.
The w:Neenah Light in w:Neenah, Wisconsin, marking the entrance of the Lower Fox River from w:Lake Winnebago. This file was uploaded with Commonist. · Royalbroil / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Neenah Light is a lighthouse in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. Wisconsin has 54 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 3 of them in Winnebago County.

It was built in 1945, in the interwar years, making it the 34th oldest of the 36 in Wisconsin with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 49 feet tall (15th tallest of 26 measured in Wisconsin); its light sits 49 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 4.5s (a white flash every 4.5 seconds); it guards Lake Winnebago.

Status check, 2026-11: Also called Kimberly Point Lighthouse; built about 40 ft tall in 1945 and raised to 49 ft in 1954. Neenah Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 44.1855° N, 88.4414° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1945
Tower height49 ft
Focal height49 ft
Light characteristicFl W 4.5s
Body of waterLake Winnebago
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates44.18550, -88.44140

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Questions

Where is Neenah Light?

Neenah Light is in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, at 44.1855, -88.4414.

How many lighthouses are in Winnebago County?

Winnebago County, Wisconsin has 3 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.

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