Fort Gratiot Light
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Fort Gratiot Light is a lighthouse in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. The nearest named place is Fort Gratiot Light Station, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
Fort Gratiot Light , the first lighthouse in the state of Michigan, was constructed north of Fort Gratiot in 1825 by Lucius Lyon, who later became one of Michigan's first U.S. Senators. The Fort Gratiot Light marks the entrance to the St. Clair River from Lake Huron (going south) in the southern portion of Michigan's Thumb. The light is still active, but the federal government transferred ownership to St. Clair County Parks and Recreation (St. Clair County PARC) in 2010. In 2012, St. Clair County PARC partnered with the Port Huron Museums to provide tours and lighthouse tower climbs to the public, which continue to be offered on a seasonal basis for a small fee. It is the oldest surviving lighthouse in Michigan. There is also a public beach and park on the property, known as Lighthouse Beach. It is across the river from Point Edward Front Range Light.
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Dates from 1825.
Wikidata Q5471242, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1829
- Height
- 26.2 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- U.S. Coast Guard
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Gratiot Light Station: 0.0 mi
- Lighthouse Park: 0.1 mi
- Palmer Park: 0.2 mi
- Gratiot Park: 0.4 mi
- Amerindians Sculpture Park: 0.6 mi
- Dead End Woods Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Michigan Road Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Sharon Rose Leonatti Memorial Plant Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Peltier Beach Ridge Sanctuary: 5.8 mi
- Galbraith Plant Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Fort Gratiot Light: 0.1 mi
- Great Storm of 1913 and Sailors Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Fort St. Joseph: 0.4 mi
- The "John S. Martin": 0.4 mi
- Young Thomas Edison statue: 0.6 mi
- Thomas Edison Depot Museum: 0.6 mi
- Huron Lightship: 1.2 mi
- Port Huron Museum: 2.4 mi
- Marysville Historical Museum: 7.2 mi
- Sled Museum: 7.2 mi
- Point Edward: 0.4 mi
- Frog Point: 14.2 mi
- Painted Rocks: 9.3 mi
- Palmer Park Arch: 13.1 mi
- Adair Rest Area 909: 19.1 mi
- Former Richmond Rest Area 910 - CLOSED: 23.6 mi
- Canatara Beach: 0.9 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 21.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:30 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:12 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Toronto).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Huron, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 76001975OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Fort Gratiot Lighthouse, reference 76001975, listed 07/30/76.
OpenStreetMap element way/493149007
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