WayfarrowPort Washington Breakwater Light
Lighthouse · Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
Port Washington Breakwater Light is a lighthouse in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. Wisconsin has 54 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 3 of them in Ozaukee 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 79 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl R 6s (a red flash every 6 seconds), with a range of about 8 nautical miles; it guards Lake Michigan.
Status check, 2026-11: The current Art Deco steel tower from 1935 replaced the 1889 wooden pierhead light. Sources give different heights (59 ft vs. 71 ft), so height is left blank. Port Washington Breakwater Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 43.3853° N, 87.8597° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1935 |
|---|---|
| Focal height | 79 ft |
| Light characteristic | Fl R 6s |
| Range | 8 nautical miles |
| Body of water | Lake Michigan |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 43.38530, -87.85970 |
Nearby places
- Port Washington Lightlighthouse · Ozaukee County · 0.6 mi
- Kevich Lightlighthouse · Ozaukee County · 4.5 mi
- Cedarburg Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ozaukee County · 8 mi
- Stonehavenghost town · Ozaukee County · 8 mi
- Kennedys Cornersghost town · Sheboygan County · 20 mi
- North Point Lightlighthouse · Milwaukee County · 22.1 mi
- Winooskighost town · Sheboygan County · 23.1 mi
- Milwaukee Breakwater Lightlighthouse · Milwaukee County · 24.8 mi
- Milwaukee Pierhead Lightlighthouse · Milwaukee County · 24.9 mi
- Brookfield Centerghost town · Waukesha County · 26 mi
- Sheboygan Breakwater Lightlighthouse · Sheboygan County · 26.5 mi
- Sheboygan Lighthouselighthouse · Sheboygan County · 27.4 mi
Questions
Where is Port Washington Breakwater Light?
Port Washington Breakwater Light is in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, at 43.3853, -87.8597.
How many lighthouses are in Ozaukee County?
Ozaukee County, Wisconsin has 3 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.