WayfarrowPeshtigo Reef Light
Lighthouse · Door County, Wisconsin
Peshtigo Reef Light is a lighthouse in Door County, Wisconsin. Wisconsin has 54 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 16 of them in Door County.
Its light sits 72 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 6s (a white flash every 6 seconds), with a range of about 9 nautical miles.
Status check, 2026-11: The record's 1905 date is wrong: the current steel tower replaced a lightship in the 1930s, but sources disagree on 1934 vs. 1936. The often-quoted '72 ft' appears to be the light's height above water rather than the tower's height, so it is not used here. The light is still active. Peshtigo Reef 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 44.9566° N, 87.5791° W.
Key facts
| Focal height | 72 ft |
|---|---|
| Light characteristic | Fl W 6s |
| Range | 9 nautical miles |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 44.95660, -87.57910 |
Nearby places
- Green Island Lightlighthouse · Marinette County · 8.1 mi
- Sherwood Point Lightlighthouse · Door County · 8.4 mi
- Menominee Pier Lightlighthouse · Menominee County · 9.7 mi
- Sturgeon Bay Canal Lightlighthouse · Door County · 17.2 mi
- Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Lightlighthouse · Door County · 17.5 mi
- Misereghost town · Door County · 17.9 mi
- Chambers Island Lightlighthouse · Door County · 20 mi
- Eagle Bluff Lightlighthouse · Door County · 22.2 mi
- Baileys Harbor Range Rear Lightlighthouse · Door County · 23.7 mi
- Baileys Harbor Directional Lightlighthouse · Door County · 23.8 mi
- Baileys Harbor Range Front Lightlighthouse · Door County · 23.8 mi
- Baileys Harbor Lightlighthouse · Door County · 24.6 mi
Questions
Where is Peshtigo Reef Light?
Peshtigo Reef Light is in Door County, Wisconsin, at 44.9566, -87.5791.
How many lighthouses are in Door County?
Door County, Wisconsin has 16 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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