Baileys Harbor Range Lights

Baileys Harbor Directional Light
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Location	Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin
Coordinates	45°04′11.305″N 87°07′9.781″W / 45.06980694°N 87.11938361°W
Foundation	Concrete
Construction	Metal skeleton tower with red/white/red dayboard
Tower height	21 ft (6.4 m)
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place
First lit	1969
Deactivated	2015
Focal height	21 feet (6.4 m)
Lens	fifth order Fresnel lens
Characteristic	White light Flashing every 2.5 seconds, with a higher intensity beam on a bearing of 340°
ARLHS no.	USA-936
USCG no.	7-21228

Baileys Harbor Rear Range Light
	Rear range light
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Location	Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin
Coordinates	45°04′22″N 87°07′16″W / 45.07278°N 87.12111°W[citation needed]
Constructed	1870
Foundation	Field stone
Construction	Wood
Tower height	30 feet (9.1 m)
Tower shape	Square, atop a house
Markings	White w/black and red markings
Heritage	NRHP contributing property
First lit	1870
Automated	1930
Deactivated	1969-2015
Focal height	36 feet (11 m)
Lens	Fifth order Fresnel (original), LED (current)
Characteristic	directional mark
ARLHS no.	USA-027
USCG no.	7-21229
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Baileys Harbor Front Range Light
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Location	Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin
Coordinates	45°04′13″N 87°07′11″W / 45.07028°N 87.11972°W[citation needed]
Foundation	Field stone
Construction	Wood
Tower height	21 feet (6.4 m)
Tower shape	Square base, upper is octagonal
Markings	KRW
First lit	1869
Automated	1930
Deactivated	1969-2015
Lens	Fifth order Fresnel (1897) (original), LED (current)
USCG no.	7-21228
	Baileys Harbor Range Light
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
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Location	Roughly Co. Rd. Q, Ridges Rd., and WI 57, Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin
Coordinates	45°4′19″N 87°7′13″W / 45.07194°N 87.12028°WCoordinates: 45°4′19″N 87°7′13″W / 45.07194°N 87.12028°W
Area	5.4 acres (2.2 ha)
Built	1869
Architect	Breitbach, Andrew
NRHP reference No.	89001466
Added to NRHP	September 21, 1989
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The Baileys Harbor Range Lights are a pair of lighthouses arranged in a range light configuration, located near Baileys Harbor in Door County, Wisconsin, United States.

History[]

The range lights replaced the Baileys Harbor Lighthouse in 1870 at a cost of $6,000.^[10] 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 the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, as reference number 89001466 as the Baileys Harbor Range Light. Currently part of the Ridges wildlife sanctuary, which is listed on the List of National Natural Landmarks in Wisconsin. The grounds may be visited and guided tours are given during peak tourist seasons.

The Bailey's Harbor Range Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Reference #89001466, as BAILEYS HARBOR RANGE LIGHT. It is also on the State List/Inventory as of 1988.^[10]

After 1969, the Coast Guard removed lighting equipment from the original buildings and replaced them with a single directional light on the beach. In 1990, the Ridges Sanctuary took possession of the buildings and began restoring them; this was completed during the 1990s, when both buildings were rewired to supply electricity to the lamps. A skeleton tower, which was listed in Volume VII of the United States Coast Guard light list, provided shipping guidance until 2015, when the original range lights were updated with modern LED lamps and brought back online.

Gallery[]

Bailey's Harbor Lower Range Light plaque.
Lower Range Light with skeleton tower removed.
Plaque at the base of the lower range light for The Ridges Sanctuary.

Notes[]

^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Wisconsin". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Pepper, Terry. "Database of Tower Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2000-09-18.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Pepper, Terry. "Database of Focal Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-19.
^ "Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, Baileys Harbor Rear Range (Lake Michigan) Light ARLHS USA-027".
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, World List of Lights". Archived from the original on 2009-04-21.
^ Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
^ Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2003. p. 210.
^ "Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, Baileys Harbor Lower Front Range (Lake Michigan) Light ARLHS USA-936".
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b National Park Service, Maritime History Project, Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin

External links[]

Media related to Baileys Harbor Range Lights at Wikimedia Commons

Door County Lighthouses, Door County Marine Museum.
Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Eastern Wisconsin". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Satellite View, Baileys Harbor Range Lights at Google Maps.

[1] "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Wisconsin". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.

[nris-2] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[Pepper,_Terry-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Pepper, Terry. "Database of Tower Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2000-09-18.

[terrypepper.com-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Pepper, Terry. "Database of Focal Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-19.

[5] "Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, Baileys Harbor Rear Range (Lake Michigan) Light ARLHS USA-027".

[arlhs.com-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, World List of Lights". Archived from the original on 2009-04-21.

[uscg7-7] Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.

[8] Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2003. p. 210.

[9] "Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, Baileys Harbor Lower Front Range (Lake Michigan) Light ARLHS USA-936".

[cr.nps.gov-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b National Park Service, Maritime History Project, Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin

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Baileys Harbor Range Lights

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