Menominee North Pier Lighthouse
Menominee North Pier Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Brussels Hill stands 259 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ann Arbor Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Door County Coastal Byway passes 15 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Menominee North Pier lighthouse is located in the harbor of Menominee, Michigan. The station was first lit in 1877. The current structure and its still operational light was lit in 1927, and automated in 1972. It is also sometimes called the "Menominee (Marinette) North Pierhead Light". The foundation is a concrete pier. The 34-foot (10 m) tall octagonal cast iron building is marked in a distinctive red, with a black lantern and white base. A Fourth Order Fresnel lens was originally installed, but was replaced with a modern 12-inch (300 mm) acrylic optic lens. The original lens is now at Sand Point Light in Escanaba, Michigan. The focal plane is 46 feet (14 m). The building originally had a diaphone fog signal structure attached, and it was later removed. The iron catwalk was removed in 1972 when the light was automated. This light is paired with a large rear range light. That is denominated the Menominee (Marinette) North Pier light, and is also an active aid to navigation. Its focal plane 59 feet (18 m), and its characteristic is a continuous red light. The tower is a 50-foot (15 m)square pyramidal steel skeletal tower with gallery. It is painted red, and located on the Menominee North Pier about 600 feet (180 m) from the pierhead light. It may be accessed by walking the pier. The site is open, but the tower is closed. U.S. Coast Guard. USCG 7-21940.
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Wikidata Q6817255, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1877
- Height
- 11 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- U.S. Coast Guard
How to reach it
- 15.1 mi off the Door County Coastal Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Ann Arbor Park: 0.3 mi
- Fred Carney Park: 0.8 mi
- Great Lakes Memorial Marina Park: 1.0 mi
- Duby Park: 1.1 mi
- Swings-N-Things Playground: 1.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 2.3 mi
- 45th parallel: 3.6 mi
- Peshtigo Fire Plaque: 8.5 mi
- Peshtigo Fire Cemetery: 8.7 mi
- Minnie Hesh Cochems: 16.0 mi
- Seagull Bar State Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Bloch Oxbow & Pines Primeval State Natural Area: 8.2 mi
- Lautenbach Woods Nature Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Lautenbach Woods Nature Preserve: 14.1 mi
- Lautenbach Woods Nature Preserve: 14.4 mi
- Menominee County Heritage Museum: 1.6 mi
- Marinette County Museum: 2.2 mi
- Peshtigo Fire Museum: 8.7 mi
- West Shore Fishing Museum: 15.5 mi
- Alexander Noble House Museum: 16.7 mi
- Tourist Park: 0.6 mi
- Egg Harbor Beach: 15.1 mi
- Sunset Beach Park: 16.5 mi
- Fish Creek Public Beach: 16.9 mi
- Beach @ Potawatomi State Park: 18.3 mi
- Indian Mound: 3.7 mi
- 591: 16.2 mi
- 595: 16.2 mi
- 595: 16.5 mi
- 709: 17.8 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 16.0 mi
- Sherwood Point Lighthouse: 16.0 mi
- Sherwood Point Cottage: 16.0 mi
- Oil House: 16.0 mi
- Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Lighthouse: 24.8 mi
- Demonstration Prairie: 10.2 mi
- Hamony Demonstration Gardens: 10.3 mi
- The Garden Door: 19.4 mi
- Bear Statue: 0.6 mi
- Fisherman Statue: 0.6 mi
- Svens Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Sister Bluffs: 21.9 mi
- Mini golf: 20.4 mi
- Renard's Cheese & Deli: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Menominee North Pier Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels Hill | S 181° | 259 m | 23.9 mi |
| Oak Hill | NW 326° | 238 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mount Lowe | SSE 147° | 226 m | 18.9 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NW 324° | 225 m | 22.0 mi |
| 709 | SSE 154° | 216 m | 17.8 mi |
| Indian Mound | WNW 283° | 189 m | 3.7 mi |
| 595 | ENE 75° | 181 m | 16.2 mi |
| 595 | ENE 71° | 181 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:24 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:56 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:11 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:23 | 16:12 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 21 | 30 | 42 | 54 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marinette, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 05000738OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Menominee Pierhead Light Station, reference 05000738, listed 07/27/05.
OpenStreetMap element way/1339043781
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