WayfarrowSherwood Point Light
Lighthouse · Door County, Wisconsin
Sherwood Point 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 1883, in the late 19th century, making it the 16th oldest of the 36 in Wisconsin with a recorded construction date; its light sits 61 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Iso W 6s (a white light, equally on and off, repeating every 6 seconds), with a range of about 15 nautical miles; it guards Lake Michigan; the structure is built of brick.
Status check, 2026-11: This red-brick light was finished in 1883 and was the last manned lighthouse on the Great Lakes until it was automated in 1983. Sources disagree on tower height (37 ft or 35 ft). Sherwood Point Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 44.8933° N, 87.4333° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1883 |
|---|---|
| Focal height | 61 ft |
| Light characteristic | Iso W 6s |
| Range | 15 nautical miles |
| Body of water | Lake Michigan |
| Material | brick |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 44.89330, -87.43330 |
Nearby places
- Peshtigo Reef Lightlighthouse · Door County · 8.4 mi
- Sturgeon Bay Canal Lightlighthouse · Door County · 9 mi
- Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Lightlighthouse · Door County · 9.3 mi
- Green Island Lightlighthouse · Marinette County · 11.7 mi
- Misereghost town · Door County · 15.8 mi
- Menominee Pier Lightlighthouse · Menominee County · 16 mi
- Baileys Harbor Range Rear Lightlighthouse · Door County · 19.6 mi
- Baileys Harbor Directional Lightlighthouse · Door County · 19.6 mi
- Baileys Harbor Range Front Lightlighthouse · Door County · 19.6 mi
- Algoma Pierhead Lightlighthouse · Kewaunee County · 19.8 mi
- Baileys Harbor Lightlighthouse · Door County · 19.9 mi
- Eagle Bluff Lightlighthouse · Door County · 21.3 mi
Questions
Where is Sherwood Point Light?
Sherwood Point Light is in Door County, Wisconsin, at 44.8933, -87.4333.
How many lighthouses are in Door County?
Door County, Wisconsin has 16 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.