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 of lighthouses arranged in a range light configuration, located near Baileys Harbor in Door County, Wisconsin.

The range lights replaced the Baileys 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 the National 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)]