WayfarrowWilliam E. Dever Crib Light
Lighthouse · Cook County, Illinois
William E. Dever Crib Light is a lighthouse in Cook County, Illinois. Illinois has 8 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 7 of them in Cook County.
It was built in 1935, in the interwar years; its light sits 72 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as QF W; it guards Lake Michigan.
Status check, 2026-11: Active city-maintained light: a square skeletal tower on top of a Chicago water-intake crib, with a 72 ft focal plane; USLHS calls it a minor aid to navigation. The light moved here from the neighboring Harrison Crib. The record's coordinates are about 1.5 km off from the published position (41.9165, -87.572), and no tower height was confirmed. It stands at 41.9294° N, 87.5989° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1935 |
|---|---|
| Focal height | 72 ft |
| Light characteristic | QF W |
| Body of water | Lake Michigan |
| Coordinates | 41.92944, -87.59889 |
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Questions
Where is William E. Dever Crib Light?
William E. Dever Crib Light is in Cook County, Illinois, at 41.9294, -87.5989.
How many lighthouses are in Cook County?
Cook County, Illinois has 7 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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