Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Lighthouse
Michigan
Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Michigan, first lit in 1950. Its official name is Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light. The tower stands 69 feet tall. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The nearest other lighthouse is Sand Hills Lighthouse, 16 mi away. The grounds are open to walk.
Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Lighthouse at a glance
Visiting
Grounds open
First lit
1950
Tower height
69 ft
Light 82 ft above water
Official name
Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light
About Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Lighthouse
The Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light is a lighthouse located at the north end of the Portage River in McLain State Park in Hancock Township, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Lighthouse sits at 47.2344, -88.6303 in Michigan. The closest other lighthouses are Sand Hills Lighthouse (16 mi), Eagle River Lighthouse (20 mi) and Keweenaw Waterway Lower Entrance Lighthouse (21 mi). Michigan has 106 lighthouses in all.
Visiting Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Lighthouse
There are no regular tours inside Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Lighthouse, but you can walk the grounds and see the tower up close.
- Heritage status
- National Register of Historic Places
Where Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Lighthouse is
47.2344, -88.6303 · more lighthouses in Michigan
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Lighthouses near Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Lighthouse
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Sand Hills Lighthouse
16 mi away
Eagle River Lighthouse
20 mi away
Keweenaw Waterway Lower Entrance Lighthouse
21 mi away
Eagle Harbor Lighthouse
27 mi away
Mendota (Bete Grise) Lighthouse
33 mi away
Huron Island Lighthouse
35 mi away
Also close to Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Lighthouse: Copper Harbor Front Range Lighthouse 40 mi · Copper Harbor Lighthouse 40 mi · Ontonagon Lighthouse 41 mi · Gull Rock Lighthouse 47 mi · Isle Royale Lighthouse 49 mi
Questions about Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Lighthouse
Where is Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Lighthouse?
Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Lighthouse is in Michigan, at 47.2344, -88.6303. The nearest other lighthouse is Sand Hills Lighthouse, 16 mi away.
Can you visit Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Lighthouse?
Partly. There are no regular tours inside Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Lighthouse, but you can walk the grounds and see it up close.
When was Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Lighthouse built?
Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Lighthouse was first lit in 1950.
How tall is Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Lighthouse?
The tower is 69 feet (21 m) tall, and its light sits 82 feet above the water.
What lighthouses are near Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Lighthouse?
The closest are Sand Hills Lighthouse (16 mi), Eagle River Lighthouse (20 mi) and Keweenaw Waterway Lower Entrance Lighthouse (21 mi).
Sources: history and visiting details from the Wikipedia article on Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light (CC BY-SA 4.0); facts and location from Wikidata. Photo credits are listed under each photo and on the photo credits page.