Grassy Island Range Lights
Wisconsin
Grassy Island Range Lights is a wooden lighthouse in Wisconsin, first lit in 1872. It was deactivated in 1966. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The nearest other lighthouse is Long Tail Point Lighthouse, 4.2 mi away. The grounds are open to walk.
Grassy Island Range Lights at a glance
Visiting
Grounds open
First lit
1872
Deactivated 1966
Built of
Structural wood
Wooden lighthouse
Heritage status
National Register of Historic Places
About Grassy Island Range Lights
The Grassy Island Range Lights are a pair of lighthouses originally established to guide traffic through the channel into the harbor at Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States. They were deactivated and moved ashore as part of a channel-widening project.
Grassy Island Range Lights sits at 44.5363, -88.0049 in Wisconsin. The closest other lighthouses are Long Tail Point Lighthouse (4.2 mi), Green Bay Harbor Entrance Lighthouse (9.6 mi) and Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse (26 mi). Wisconsin has 48 lighthouses in all.
Visiting Grassy Island Range Lights
There are no regular tours inside Grassy Island Range Lights, but you can walk the grounds and see the tower up close.
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Lighthouses near Grassy Island Range Lights
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Long Tail Point Lighthouse
4.2 mi away
Green Bay Harbor Entrance Lighthouse
9.6 mi away
Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse
26 mi away
Algoma Lighthouse
29 mi away
Neenah Lighthouse
32 mi away
Rawley Point Lighthouse
33 mi away
Also close to Grassy Island Range Lights: Two Rivers Lighthouse 35 mi · Manitowoc Breakwater Lighthouse 35 mi · Peshtigo Reef Lighthouse 36 mi · Sherwood Point Lighthouse 37 mi · Sturgeon Bay Canal Lighthouse 38 mi · Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Lighthouse 38 mi · Asylum Lighthouse 41 mi · Green Island Lighthouse 44 mi
Questions about Grassy Island Range Lights
Where is Grassy Island Range Lights?
Grassy Island Range Lights is in Wisconsin, at 44.5363, -88.0049. The nearest other lighthouse is Long Tail Point Lighthouse, 4.2 mi away.
Can you visit Grassy Island Range Lights?
Partly. There are no regular tours inside Grassy Island Range Lights, but you can walk the grounds and see it up close.
When was Grassy Island Range Lights built?
Grassy Island Range Lights was first lit in 1872. It was deactivated in 1966.
What lighthouses are near Grassy Island Range Lights?
The closest are Long Tail Point Lighthouse (4.2 mi), Green Bay Harbor Entrance Lighthouse (9.6 mi) and Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse (26 mi).
Sources: history and visiting details from the Wikipedia article on Grassy Island Range Lights (CC BY-SA 4.0); facts and location from Wikidata. Photo credits are listed under each photo and on the photo credits page.