Sherwood Point Light

The Sherwood Point lighthouse is a lighthouse located near Idlewild in Door County, Wisconsin, United States.

Sherwood Point Light
LocationIdlewild, Wisconsin
Coordinates44°53′34″N 87°26′0.36″W[1]
Tower
FoundationConcrete
ConstructionBrick
Automated1983
Height37 feet (11 m)
ShapeSquare[1]
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place 
Light
First lit1883
Focal height18.5 m (61 ft) 
LensFifth order Fresnel lens
Range15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)[1]
CharacteristicWhite, Isophase 6 s[1]
Sherwood Point Light Station
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1883 (1883)
MPSU.S. Coast Guard Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR
NRHP reference No.84003663[2]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1984

Situated on the west side of the north entrance to Sturgeon Bay, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[2]

Further reading

  • Havighurst, Walter. The Long Ships Passing: The Story of the Great Lakes. Macmillan, 1943.
  • Oleszewski, Wes, Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses. Gwinn, MI: Avery Color Studios, 1998. ISBN 0-932212-98-0.
  • Sapulski, Wayne S. Lighthouses of Lake Michigan: Past and Present. Fowlerville, MI: Wilderness Adventure Books, 2001. ISBN 0-923568-47-6.
  • Wright, Larry and Patricia, Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia. Erin: Boston Mills Press, 2006. ISBN 1-55046-399-3.

References


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