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Location | Grand Haven, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 43°03′26.1″N 86°15′13.7″W / 43.057250°N 86.253806°W [1] |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1881 |
Automated | 1969 [2] |
Height | 51 feet (16 m) [1] |
Markings | Red
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Light | |
First lit | 1907 [2] |
Focal height | 16 m (52 ft)
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Lens | 9.8 inches (250 mm) [2] |
Range | 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) [1] |
Characteristic | Oc R 4s
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Grand Haven South Pierhead Inner Light is the inner light of two lighthouses on the south pier of Grand Haven, Michigan where the Grand River enters Lake Michigan. A lighthouse was first lit there in 1839. [3] The lighthouse was put up for sale in 2009 under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act. [4] The City of Grand Haven now owns the pier, but it is maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers. [5]
![]() South Pierhead Inner Light with entrance light in background | |
| |
Location | Grand Haven, Michigan |
---|---|
Coordinates | 43°03′26.1″N 86°15′13.7″W / 43.057250°N 86.253806°W [1] |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1881 |
Automated | 1969 [2] |
Height | 51 feet (16 m) [1] |
Markings | Red
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Light | |
First lit | 1907 [2] |
Focal height | 16 m (52 ft)
![]() |
Lens | 9.8 inches (250 mm) [2] |
Range | 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) [1] |
Characteristic | Oc R 4s
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Grand Haven South Pierhead Inner Light is the inner light of two lighthouses on the south pier of Grand Haven, Michigan where the Grand River enters Lake Michigan. A lighthouse was first lit there in 1839. [3] The lighthouse was put up for sale in 2009 under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act. [4] The City of Grand Haven now owns the pier, but it is maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers. [5]