Sherwood Point Light
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Location | Idlewild, Wisconsin |
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Year first lit | 1883 |
Automated | 1983 |
Foundation | Concrete |
Construction | Brick |
Tower shape | Square[1] |
Height | 37 feet (11 m) |
Original lens | Fifth order Fresnel lens |
Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)[1] |
Characteristic | White, Isophase 6 s[1] |
ARLHS number | USA-754 |
USCG number | 7-22000 |
The Sherwood Point lighthouse is a lighthouse located near Idlewild in Door County, Wisconsin, United States.
Situated on the west side of the north entrance to Sturgeon Bay, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, as the Sherwood Point Light Station, reference #84003663.
Further reading
- Havighurst, Walter. The Long Ships Passing: The Story of the Great Lakes. Macmillan, 1943.
- Oleszewski, Wes, Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses. Gwinn, MI: Avery Color Studios, 1998. ISBN 0-932212-98-0.
- Sapulski, Wayne S. Lighthouses of Lake Michigan: Past and Present. Fowlerville, MI: Wilderness Adventure Books, 2001. ISBN 0-923568-47-6.
- Wright, Larry and Patricia, Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia. Erin: Boston Mills Press, 2006. ISBN 1-55046-399-3.
Gallery
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Sherwood Point Lighthouse Sept 2010.JPG
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Sherwood Point Lighthouse at Night Sept 2010.JPG
References
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External links
- Door County Lighthouses, Door County Marine Museum.
- Pepper, Terry, Seeing the light, Sherwood Point Light Station.
- Lighthouse friends article
- NPS Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin
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