WayfarrowPottawatomie Light
Lighthouse · Door County, Wisconsin
Pottawatomie Light is a lighthouse in Door County, Wisconsin. Wisconsin has 54 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 16 of them in Door County.
It was built in 1858, in the Civil War era, making it the 2nd oldest of the 36 in Wisconsin with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 41 feet tall (20th tallest of 26 measured in Wisconsin); its light sits 157 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 4s (a white flash every 4 seconds), with a range of about 7 nautical miles; it guards Lake Michigan.
Status check, 2026-11: The first lighthouse, from 1836, was badly built and was torn down and replaced in 1858. The building is now a restored museum, and since 1988 the working light has been on a steel tower just to the west. Pottawatomie Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 45.4278° N, 86.8283° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1858 |
|---|---|
| Tower height | 41 ft |
| Focal height | 157 ft |
| Light characteristic | Fl W 4s |
| Range | 7 nautical miles |
| Body of water | Lake Michigan |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 45.42778, -86.82833 |
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- Plum Island Range front lightlighthouse · Door County · 10.6 mi
- Pilot Island Lightlighthouse · Door County · 10.9 mi
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- Peninsula Point Lighthouselighthouse · Delta County · 17.9 mi
- Sand Point Lightlighthouse · Delta County · 24.3 mi
- Cana Island Lightlighthouse · Door County · 25.8 mi
- Eagle Bluff Lightlighthouse · Door County · 26.8 mi
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Questions
Where is Pottawatomie Light?
Pottawatomie Light is in Door County, Wisconsin, at 45.4278, -86.8283.
How many lighthouses are in Door County?
Door County, Wisconsin has 16 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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