Huron Island Light
Huron Island Light as seen in 2006 | |
| Location | Lighthouse Island, Powell Township, Marquette County, offshore from Big Bay, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 46°57′48″N 87°59′54″W / 46.96333°N 87.99833°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1868 |
| Foundation | surface rock |
| Construction | granite/brick |
| Automated | 1972 |
| Height | 39 feet (12 m) |
| Shape | square |
| Markings | natural with white lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1877 (current tower) |
| Focal height | 197 feet (60 m) |
| Lens | 3½-order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
| Characteristic | White Fl 10 seconds |
Huron Islands Lighthouse | |
| Nearest city | Big Bay, Michigan |
| Area | less than one acre |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000955 |
| Added to NRHP | September 02, 1975 |
Huron Island Light is a lighthouse on Lighthouse Island, also known as West Huron Island, on Lake Superior near Big Bay, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Huron Islands Lighthouse in 1975. The lighthouse, its island and neighboring islands are part of Huron National Wildlife Refuge and Huron Islands Wilderness, administered by the Seney National Wildlife Refuge unit of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS).