WayfarrowPipe Island Light
Lighthouse · Chippewa County, Michigan
Pipe Island Light is a lighthouse in Chippewa County, Michigan. Michigan has 124 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 5 of them in Chippewa County.
It was built in 1888, in the late 19th century, making it the 47th oldest of the 89 in Michigan with a recorded construction date; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 5s (a white flash every 5 seconds).
Status check, 2026-11: The 1888 octagonal brick tower still stands, now privately owned, but its lantern was replaced by a steel skeleton tower with a daymark (sources say 1920 or 1937). Height is left null because sources give 32.5, 44 and 52 ft. It stands at 46.0158° N, 83.8992° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1888 |
|---|---|
| Light characteristic | Fl W 5s |
| Coordinates | 46.01580, -83.89920 |
Nearby places
- DeTour Reef Lightlighthouse · Chippewa County · 4.6 mi
- Round Island Lightlighthouse · Chippewa County · 8.6 mi
- Martin Reef Light Stationlighthouse · Mackinac County · 13.9 mi
- Spectacle Reef Lightlighthouse · Mackinac County · 20.3 mi
- Bois Blanc Lightlighthouse · Mackinac County · 28.9 mi
- Poe Reef Lightlighthouse · Cheboygan County · 31.4 mi
- Fourteen Foot Shoal Lightlighthouse · Cheboygan County · 34.7 mi
- Round Island Passage Lightlighthouse · Mackinac County · 36.4 mi
- Forty Mile Point Lightlighthouse · Presque Isle County · 36.6 mi
- Round Island Lightlighthouse · Mackinac County · 36.7 mi
- Cheboygan Crib Lightlighthouse · Cheboygan County · 36.9 mi
- Wawatam Lighthouselighthouse · Mackinac County · 40.6 mi
Questions
Where is Pipe Island Light?
Pipe Island Light is in Chippewa County, Michigan, at 46.0158, -83.8992.
How many lighthouses are in Chippewa County?
Chippewa County, Michigan has 5 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
- Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
- Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
- Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.