WayfarrowKevich Light
Lighthouse · Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
Kevich Light is a lighthouse in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. Wisconsin has 54 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 3 of them in Ozaukee County.
It was built in 1981, in the postwar decades, making it the 36th oldest of the 36 in Wisconsin with a recorded construction date; its light sits 164 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Iso W 8s (a white light, equally on and off, repeating every 8 seconds), with a range of about 20 nautical miles; it guards Lake Michigan.
Status check, 2026-11: A privately built lighthouse home that has been an active private aid to navigation since 1990. Its 163 ft focal plane is the second highest on the Great Lakes. Sources give different tower heights (40, 50 or 55 ft), so height is left null. It stands at 43.3235° N, 87.8885° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Focal height | 164 ft |
| Light characteristic | Iso W 8s |
| Range | 20 nautical miles |
| Body of water | Lake Michigan |
| Coordinates | 43.32350, -87.88850 |
Nearby places
- Port Washington Breakwater Lightlighthouse · Ozaukee County · 4.5 mi
- Port Washington Lightlighthouse · Ozaukee County · 4.8 mi
- Cedarburg Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ozaukee County · 5.9 mi
- Stonehavenghost town · Ozaukee County · 12.5 mi
- North Point Lightlighthouse · Milwaukee County · 17.9 mi
- Milwaukee Breakwater Lightlighthouse · Milwaukee County · 20.5 mi
- Milwaukee Pierhead Lightlighthouse · Milwaukee County · 20.6 mi
- Brookfield Centerghost town · Waukesha County · 21.7 mi
- Kennedys Cornersghost town · Sheboygan County · 24.3 mi
- Root Creekghost town · Milwaukee County · 25 mi
- Penny's Bridgecovered bridge · Waukesha County · 25.1 mi
- Winooskighost town · Sheboygan County · 26.9 mi
Questions
Where is Kevich Light?
Kevich Light is in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, at 43.3235, -87.8885.
How many lighthouses are in Ozaukee County?
Ozaukee County, Wisconsin has 3 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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