WayfarrowChambers Island Light
Lighthouse · Door County, Wisconsin
Chambers Island 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 1868, in the Civil War era, making it the 7th oldest of the 36 in Wisconsin with a recorded construction date; its light sits 98 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 6s (a white flash every 6 seconds), with a range of about 10 nautical miles; it guards Lake Michigan; it was deactivated in 1961; the structure is built of brick.
Status check, 2026-11: The 1868 brick tower and keeper's house still stand, but the light was shut off in 1961, its lantern was removed and an automated light on a metal skeleton tower nearby replaced it; I left the height blank because sources disagree (67 ft to the lantern center in the USLHS/Wikipedia figures vs. 44 ft 9 in to the ventilator ball in the 1909 report). Chambers Island Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 45.2025° N, 87.3647° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1868 |
|---|---|
| Focal height | 98 ft |
| Light characteristic | Fl W 6s |
| Range | 10 nautical miles |
| Deactivated | 1961 |
| Body of water | Lake Michigan |
| Material | brick |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 45.20250, -87.36470 |
Nearby places
- Eagle Bluff Lightlighthouse · Door County · 6.7 mi
- Green Island Lightlighthouse · Marinette County · 11.9 mi
- Menominee Pier Lightlighthouse · Menominee County · 13 mi
- Baileys Harbor Range Rear Lightlighthouse · Door County · 15 mi
- Baileys Harbor Directional Lightlighthouse · Door County · 15.1 mi
- Baileys Harbor Range Front Lightlighthouse · Door County · 15.1 mi
- Baileys Harbor Lightlighthouse · Door County · 16.5 mi
- Cana Island Lightlighthouse · Door County · 17.4 mi
- Peshtigo Reef Lightlighthouse · Door County · 20 mi
- Plum Island Range Lightslighthouse · Door County · 21.1 mi
- Plum Island Range rear lightlighthouse · Door County · 21.1 mi
- Plum Island Range front lightlighthouse · Door County · 21.1 mi
Questions
Where is Chambers Island Light?
Chambers Island Light is in Door County, Wisconsin, at 45.2025, -87.3647.
How many lighthouses are in Door County?
Door County, Wisconsin has 16 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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