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Round Island Light, Michigan

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Round Island Light
Round Island Lighthouse
Map
LocationMackinac County, Michigan
Coordinates45°50′13.8″N 84°36′59.7″W / 45.837167°N 84.616583°W / 45.837167; -84.616583
Tower
Constructed1895 Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionbrick Edit this on Wikidata
Height17 m (56 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Markingsred, white Edit this on Wikidata
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1895
Deactivated1947 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height16 m (52 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl W 10s Edit this on Wikidata

It is located in the Straits of Mackinac, which connect Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.

The sole building on the island is a vintage lighthouse built in 1895. Round Island Light was an active lighthouse and fog signal in 1895-1947, and was relit by a private foundation in 1996. Round Island Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in September 1974.