Baileys Harbor Range Lights Explained

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Coordinates:45.0703°N -87.1197°W
Yearlit:1869
Automated:1930
Yeardeactivated:1969-2015
Construction:Wood
Shape:Square base, upper is octagonal
Marking:KRW
Lens:Fifth order Fresnel (1897) (original), LED (current)
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Coordinates:45.0728°N -87.1211°W
Yearlit:1870
Automated:1930
Yeardeactivated:1969-2015
Construction:Wood
Shape:Square, atop a house
Marking:White w/black and red markings
Height:[1]
Focalheight:[2]
Lens:Fifth order Fresnel (original), LED (current)
Characteristic:directional mark
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Foundation:Concrete
Construction:Metal skeleton tower with red/white/red dayboard[3]
Characteristic:White light Flashing every 2.5 seconds, with a higher intensity beam on a bearing of 340°[4]
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Baileys Harbor Range Light
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Location:Roughly Co. Rd. Q, Ridges Rd., and WI 57, Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin
Coordinates:45.0719°N -87.1203°W
Built:1869
Architect:Breitbach, Andrew
Added:September 21, 1989
Refnum:89001466

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.[5] They are approximately 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.[5]

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.

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023194853/http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/lists/towers.htm Database of Tower Heights
  2. Web site: Database of Focal Heights . https://web.archive.org/web/20210609223507/http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/lists/focalheight.htm . dead . 2021-06-09 . Pepper, Terry . Seeing the Light . terrypepper.com .
  3. https://www.history.uscg.mil/Browse-by-Topic/Assets/Land/Lighthouses-Light-Stations/Article/1993881/baileys-harbor-range-lights/ Bailey's Harbor Range Lights
  4. Web site: Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, Baileys Harbor Lower Front Range (Lake Michigan) Light ARLHS USA-936.
  5. [National Park Service]