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Sheboygan Breakwater Light

Lighthouse · Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

Sheboygan Pier Head Light, 1915: Original caption: "SHEBOYGAN PIERHEAD LIGHTSTATION NINTH NAVAL DISTRICT (CHICAGO)."; photo dated 21 October 1915; no photo numb
Sheboygan Pier Head Light, 1915: Original caption: "SHEBOYGAN PIERHEAD LIGHTSTATION NINTH NAVAL DISTRICT (CHICAGO)."; photo dated 21 October 1915; no photo numb · Reed, Asst. Eng. [;] Courtesy, U.S. Eng. Corps. / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Sheboygan Breakwater Light is a lighthouse in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. Wisconsin has 54 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Sheboygan County.

The tower stands about 50 feet tall (12th tallest of 26 measured in Wisconsin); its light sits 56 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 4s (a white flash every 4 seconds), with a range of about 7 nautical miles; it guards Lake Michigan; the structure is built of steel.

Status check, 2026-11: Sources give different build years: one says the tower was built in 1906 as the North Pier Light and moved to the breakwater in 1915, another says 1915, and a 1904 tower is also mentioned, so the record's 1905 can't be confirmed. It is not reachable by road: the nearest road is about 1 mile away, so it is seen from shore or reached by water. It stands at 43.7494° N, 87.6928° W.

Key facts

Tower height50 ft
Focal height56 ft
Light characteristicFl W 4s
Range7 nautical miles
Body of waterLake Michigan
Materialsteel
Coordinates43.74944, -87.69278

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Questions

Where is Sheboygan Breakwater Light?

Sheboygan Breakwater Light is in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, at 43.7494, -87.6928.

How many lighthouses are in Sheboygan County?

Sheboygan County, Wisconsin has 2 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.