Racine Reef Light

Racine Reef Light #12
Racine Reef Light (USCG)
LocationLake Michigan east of Racine
Coordinates42°43′39.18″N 87°44′10.02″W / 42.7275500°N 87.7361167°W / 42.7275500; -87.7361167
Tower
Constructed1906
FoundationBrick/concrete pier
ConstructionBrick and concrete
Automated1954
Shapeoctagonal house with central tower
Light
First lit2008 
Deactivated1961
Focal height72 ft (22 m)
Lensfourth order Fresnel lens
Range11 nmi (20 km; 13 mi) 
CharacteristicFl W 6s 

The Racine Reef Light was a lighthouse located in Lake Michigan some two miles east of Racine, Wisconsin, marking the edge of its eponymous shallows. It was torn down in 1961 and replaced with a skeleton tower on the same foundation.