Whitefish Point Light Station

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Whitefish_Point_Light_Station
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf lighthouse
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Great_Lakes_Shipwreck_Museum
gptkb:Whitefish_Point_Bird_Observatory
gptkbp:automated 1971
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:stone
gptkbp:built cast iron
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:focusArea gptkb:DCB-224_aero_beacon
gptkbp:height 80 feet
76 feet
gptkbp:historicalSignificance oldest operating lighthouse on Lake Superior
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Whitefish Point Light Station
gptkbp:latitude 46.7672
gptkbp:lightCharacteristic Flashing white, 4s
gptkbp:listedOn gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Chippewa_County,_Michigan
gptkbp:location gptkb:Whitefish_Point
gptkbp:longitude -85.2106
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Great_Lakes_Shipwreck_Historical_Society
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Paradise,_Michigan
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 83000882
gptkbp:opened 1849
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:originalLens Third order Fresnel lens
gptkbp:purpose aid to navigation
gptkbp:range 26 nautical miles
gptkbp:shape conical
gptkbp:state gptkb:Michigan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Great_Lakes_Shipwreck_Museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6