WayfarrowGrassy Island Range Lights
Lighthouse · Brown County, Wisconsin
Grassy Island Range Lights is a lighthouse in Brown County, Wisconsin. Wisconsin has 54 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 3 of them in Brown County.
It was built in 1872, in the late 19th century, making it the 12th oldest of the 36 in Wisconsin with a recorded construction date; it was deactivated in 1966; the structure is built of structural wood.
Status check, 2026-11: This is a pair of wooden towers built on Grassy Island in 1872 and switched off in 1966. They were moved ashore that year and then to the Green Bay Yacht Club breakwater in 1999. Sources give different heights (25/35, 26/36 and 22/29 ft), so height is left blank. Grassy Island Range Lights is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 44.5363° N, 88.0049° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1872 |
|---|---|
| Deactivated | 1966 |
| Material | structural wood |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 44.53630, -88.00490 |
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- Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouselighthouse · Kewaunee County · 25.8 mi
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- Grand Chuteghost town · Outagamie County · 28.1 mi
- Algoma Pierhead Lightlighthouse · Kewaunee County · 28.8 mi
- High Cliffghost town · Calumet County · 29.3 mi
- Harrisonghost town · Calumet County · 31.2 mi
- Wakefieldghost town · Outagamie County · 32.3 mi
- Neenah Lightlighthouse · Winnebago County · 32.5 mi
Questions
Where is Grassy Island Range Lights?
Grassy Island Range Lights is in Brown County, Wisconsin, at 44.5363, -88.0049.
How many lighthouses are in Brown County?
Brown County, Wisconsin has 3 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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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.