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Racine Reef Light
 Racine Reef Light (USCG) | |
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| Location | Lake Michigan east of Racine |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°43′39.18″N 87°44′10.02″W / 42.7275500°N 87.7361167°W[1] |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1906[2] |
| Foundation | Brick/concrete pier |
| Construction | Brick and concrete |
| Automated | 1954[2] |
| Shape | octagonal house with central tower |
| Light | |
| First lit | 2008  |
| Deactivated | 1961[2] |
| Focal height | 72 ft (22 m)[3] |
| Lens | fourth order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 11 nmi (20 km; 13 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 6s |
The Racine Reef Light was a lighthouse located in Lake Michigan some two miles east of Racine, Wisconsin, marking the edge of its eponymous shallows. It was torn down in 1961 and replaced with a skeleton tower on the same foundation.
- ^ Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2013. p. 191.
- ^ a b c "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Wisconsin". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ Pepper, Terry. "Focal Heights". Retrieved 2014-07-09.
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