Baileys Harbor Range Rear Light

Baileys Harbor Range Rear Light is a lighthouse in Door County, Wisconsin. Wisconsin has 54 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 16 of them in Door County.

It was built in 1869, in the Civil War era, making it the 9th oldest of the 36 in Wisconsin with a recorded construction date; its light sits 36 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as F R (a steady light); it guards Lake Michigan; it was deactivated in 1969.

Status check, 2026-11: The rear light is a small tower on the gable of the 1869 keeper's house, first lit in 1870 (which explains the record's 1870). It is on the National Register (1989) and was relit in 2015 under the Ridges Sanctuary. The 30 ft height appears only in Wikipedia and Wikidata and was not independently confirmed. It carries the heritage designation National Register of Historic Places contributing property. It stands at 45.0708° N, 87.1211° W.

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