South Haven Lighthouse
South Haven Lighthouse is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Prospect Hill stands 244 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is South Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. 144 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
The story
Lighthouse in Michigan, United States.
Dates from 1872.
Wikidata Q7567441, matched on coordinates and name (11 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- The United States of America donated this Lighthouse to the Historical Association of South Haven for public, educational and historic preservation uses through the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act March 8, 2012
How to reach it
144 named places within 25 miles
- Riverfront Park: 0.4 mi
- Ellen Avery Park: 0.4 mi
- Monroe Park and Kids' Corner: 0.4 mi
- Stanley Johnson Park: 0.7 mi
- Baer Park: 0.7 mi
- Pilgrim Haven Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- Porter Legacy Dunes: 3.5 mi
- Wintergreen Woods: 6.8 mi
- Winterberry Woods: 6.8 mi
- Dunes Parkway Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Michigan Maritime Museum: 0.8 mi
- Padnos Boat Shed: 0.8 mi
- Herbert Van Oort Boathouse: 0.8 mi
- USCG South Haven Outbuilding: 0.8 mi
- The Mitten Children's Museum: 0.9 mi
- South Beach: 0.2 mi
- North Beach: 0.3 mi
- Woodman Beach: 0.5 mi
- Dyckman Beach: 0.7 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 1.0 mi
- Faust: 0.7 mi
- A Moment of Joy: 0.7 mi
- Farmers Market Mural: 0.8 mi
- Saugatuck Totem Pole: 17.3 mi
- Canary in a Coal Mine: 18.2 mi
- Hudson Heritage Farm: 13.5 mi
- Lawrence Veterans Memorial: 16.6 mi
- Douglas Union School: 17.3 mi
- Dr. Asa Goodrich House: 17.3 mi
- Wade’s Bayou: 17.3 mi
- Beach and natural area: 3.4 mi
- Hartford Speedway: 14.2 mi
- Star of Saugatuck: 18.4 mi
- Saugatuck Dune Rides: 19.9 mi
- Silver Beach Carousel: 22.5 mi
- Thunder Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Mount Baldhead: 18.4 mi
- Pelican Peak: 20.1 mi
- Baldy: 24.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 24.7 mi
- Glenn Rest Area 726: 7.9 mi
- Watervliet Rest Area: 15.5 mi
- Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 21.8 mi
- Pride Celebration Garden: 17.3 mi
- Back-In-Time Garden: 17.3 mi
- Saugatuck Center for the Arts Rain Garden: 18.1 mi
- St. Joseph North Pier Lighthouse: 22.3 mi
- North Pierhead Light: 22.3 mi
- Artesian Flow: 17.5 mi
- Singapore: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Haven Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | SE 124° | 244 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Baldhead | NNE 13° | 233 m | 18.4 mi |
| Baldy | N 10° | 233 m | 24.0 mi |
| Pelican Peak | NNE 12° | 221 m | 20.1 mi |
| Thunder Mountain | SSW 197° | 213 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:20 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:44 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:30 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Haven, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9878947475
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