- Baileys Harbor Range Lights
Infobox_Lighthouse
caption = Skeleton tower, front range light, rear range light(way in back)
location = Baileys Harbor,Wisconsin
coordinates = coord|45|04|13|N|87|07|11|W|region:US_type:landmark
Front range Light
yearlit = 1869
automated = 1930
yeardeactivated = Late 1960s
foundation = Field Stone
construction = Wood
shape = Square base, upper is octagonal
height = 21 feet (7 m)
lens = Fifth order
range =
characteristic =Infobox_Lighthouse
caption = Rear range light
location = Baileys Harbor,Wisconsin
coordinates = coord|45|04|22|N|87|07|16|W|region:US_type:landmark
Rear range light
yearlit = 1870
automated =
yeardeactivated =
foundation = Field Stone
construction = Wood
shape = Square, atop a house
height = 35 feet (11 m)
lens = Fifth order
range =
characteristic =Infobox_Lighthouse
caption = Baileys Harbor Directional Light
location = Baileys Harbor,Wisconsin
coordinates = (coord|45|04|12|N|87|07|12|W|region:US_type:landmark)
Skeleton tower
yearlit =
automated =
yeardeactivated =
foundation = Concrete
construction = Metal skeleton tower with red/white/red dayboard
shape =
height = 31 feet (9 m)
lens =
range =
characteristic = White light Flashing every 2.5 seconds, with a higher intensity beam on a bearing of 340°The Baileys Harbor Range Lights are a pair oflighthouse s arranged in arange light configuration, located nearBaileys Harbor in Door County,Wisconsin .The
range light s replaced theBaileys Harbor Lighthouse in 1870 at a cost of $6,000. They are approximately 980 feet (300 m) apart and aligned on a 340° bearing line to guide boats safely into the harbor. It was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1988 or 1989 , as reference number 89001466 as the Baileys Harbor Range Light. Currently part of the Ridges wildlife sanctuary.The skeleton tower is listed in Volume VII of the
United States Coast Guard light list.External links
* [http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/baileysrange/baileyshrbr.htm Seeing the Light Article]
* [http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=257 Lighthouse friends article]
* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/baileyhb.htm NPS Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin]
* [http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pubs/LightLists/V7COMPLETE.PDF Volume 7, 2003 USCG Lightlist (PDF)]
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