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Breakwater Light

Breakwater Light, a lighthouse in Indiana
Breakwater Light, a lighthouse in IndianaDan Previte · CC BY 2.0
Breakwater Light, a lighthouse in Indiana
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Breakwater Light, a lighthouse in Indiana
Russell Sekeet · CC BY 2.0

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Breakwater Light is a lighthouse in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Michigan City East Pierhead Light, a lighthouse 0.1 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 11 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

lighthouse in the United States

Dates from 1911.

Wikidata Q82458937, matched on coordinates and name (13 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1911
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
U.S. Coast Guard
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.72990, -86.91397
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Millennium Plaza: 0.7 mi
  • Washington Park: 0.8 mi
  • Canada Park: 1.0 mi
  • Charles R. Westcott Park: 1.1 mi
  • Putting Green Park: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 47
  • Bismarck Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Crescent Dune: 1.1 mi
  • Mount Baldy: 1.6 mi
  • Mount McCray: 2.1 mi
  • Mount Jensen: 2.4 mi
Attractions: 34
  • Australian Aviary: 0.7 mi
  • Alligators: 0.7 mi
  • Petting Yard: 0.7 mi
  • Bengal tiger: 0.7 mi
  • Otters: 0.8 mi
Historic sites: 33
  • Air Force Veterans Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • POW-MIA Veterans Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • Army Veterans Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • Merchant Marine Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • PFC Daniel D. Bruce: 0.6 mi
Beaches: 25
  • Washington Park Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Stop 2 Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Crescent Dune Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Stop 7 Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Mount Baldy Beach: 1.9 mi
Museums: 19
Gardens: 16
Artworks: 10
  • Duet: 0.8 mi
  • Potawatomi Warrior: 12.9 mi
  • La Porte History Mural: 12.9 mi
  • Tuskegee Airmen: 19.3 mi
  • Octave Chanute: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Lighthouses: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Indiana Welcome Center: 6.3 mi
  • Michigan Welcome Center 707: 9.2 mi
  • Rest Area Trucks Only: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • 1 Foot Falls: 7.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Breakwater Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carlisle HillE 101°280.4 m22.1 mi
Mount EdwardNE 50°242 m22.2 mi
Mount RandallNE 53°235 m20.6 mi
Tower HillNE 53°233 m20.2 mi
Pikes PeakNE 53°229 m20.1 mi
Mount FullerNE 53°227 m19.8 mi
Great Warren DuneNE 52°225 m21.5 mi
Mount LieberWSW 245°214 m18.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1419:4420:26
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1215:3616:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252838485969737265544231
Precip in2.22.02.33.64.34.34.04.13.63.82.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indiana Dunes NP, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6553280493

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