Gull Island Light (Wisconsin)
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Gull Island Light is a lighthouse on Gull Island, one of the Apostle Islands, in Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin, in Ashland County, Wisconsin USA. The lighthouse was constructed in 1928 and is currently owned by the Coast Guard. Both grounds and tower are closed.[2]
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Location | Gull Island, Apostle Islands, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates | 46°54′24″N 90°26′38″W |
Tower | |
Construction | Iron skeletal |
Automated | 1928 |
Height | 50 feet (15 m) |
Shape | Pyramidal |
Light | |
First lit | 1928 |
Focal height | 56 feet (17 m) |
Lens | Sun valve (original), 9.8-inch (250 mm) (current) |
Range | 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)[1] |
Characteristic | Fl W 2.5s[1] |
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