List of lighthouses in Illinois and Indiana
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The following is a list of lighthouses in the U.S. states of Illinois and Indiana.
Illinois[]
"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Illinois". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-19.
Name | Image | Location | Coordinates | Year first lit | Automated | Year deactivated | Current Lens | Focal Height |
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Chicago Harbor Light | Chicago | 41°53′22″N 87°35′26″W / 41.88936°N 87.59060°W | 1832 (Former) 1893 (Current) |
1979 | Active | Unknown | 82 ft (25 m) | |
Grosse Point Light | Evanston | 42°3′50″N 87°40′34″W / 42.06389°N 87.67611°W | 1874 | 1934 | Active (Inactive: 1941–1946) |
Second-order Fresnel | 119 ft (36 m) | |
Waukegan Harbor Light | Waukegan | 42°21′38.5″N 87°48′48.3″W / 42.360694°N 87.813417°W | 1849 (Former) 1899 (Current) |
1939 | Active | Unknown | 36 ft (11 m) |
Indiana[]
"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Indiana". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
Name | Image | Location | Coordinates | Year first lit | Automated | Year deactivated | Current Lens | Focal Height |
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Gary | N/A | |||||||
Chicago | N/A | 1851 (Former) 1995 (Current) |
Unknown | Active (skeleton tower) |
Unknown | Unknown | ||
Gary | N/A | 1911 | Unknown | Active | Modern beacon | Unknown | ||
Indiana Harbor East Breakwater Light | Hammond | 41°40′51″N 87°26′28″W / 41.68083°N 87.44111°W | 1920 (Former) 1935 (Current) |
Unknown | Active | Unknown | 78 ft (24 m) | |
Michigan City | N/A | 1904 | Never | 1909 (Destroyed) |
None | Unknown | ||
Michigan City East Light (East Pierhead Light) |
Michigan City | 41°43′22″N 86°54′21″W / 41.72278°N 86.90583°W | 1904 | 1960[1] | Active | 2130C | 50 ft (15 m) | |
Michigan City | N/A | 1875 | Never | 1906 (Destroyed) |
None | Unknown | ||
Old Michigan City Light | Michigan City | 41°43′22″N 86°54′21″W / 41.72278°N 86.90583°W | 1837 (Former) 1858 (Current) |
Never | 1904 (Now a museum) |
None | 60 ft (18 m) |
Notable faux lighthouses:
- (1997), on the Prairie Creek Reservoir near Muncie, is an active light but does not meet the Directory's size standard for a lighthouse.
- , near New Castle, is not on navigable water.
References[]
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- Lists of lighthouses in the United States
- Lighthouses in Illinois
- Lighthouses in Indiana
- Lists of buildings and structures in Illinois
- Lists of buildings and structures in Indiana