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Charity Island Light
 Historic deteriorated Charity Island Light (before the rebuilding) | |
 | |
| Location | Big Charity Island, Michigan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44°01′53″N 83°26′08″W / 44.03139°N 83.43556°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1857 |
| Construction | Brick |
| Height | 45 feet (14 m)[1] |
| Shape | Frustum of a cone |
| Markings | White with black lantern[4] |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1857 |
| Deactivated | 1939 |
| Focal height | 45 feet (14 m)[2][3] |
| Lens | Fourth-order Fresnel lens[5] |
| Range | 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) |
Charity Island Light is a lighthouse on Big Charity Island in Lake Huron just off the coast of Au Gres, Northern Michigan.[6]
- ^ Pepper, Terry. "Database of Tower Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2000-09-18.
- ^ Pepper, Terry. "Database of Focal Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-30.
- ^ Seeing The Light – Charity Island Lighthouse
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Michigan". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ Pepper, Terry. "Database of Original Lenses". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2000-09-18.
- ^ Charity Island Light, The Michigan Lighthouse Fund
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