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Sand Hills Light
Lighthouse in Michigan, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sand Hills was an active lighthouse on the shore of Lake Superior is on private property and is currently closed to the public. It is located in Ahmeek in Keweenaw County in the Keweenaw Peninsula, which is the northern part of the Upper Peninsula in Michigan. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
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Location | Ahmeek, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 47°23′31″N 88°22′13.5″W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1919 |
Construction | Yellow brick |
Automated | 1939[1] |
Height | 91 feet (28 m)[2] |
Shape | Square |
Markings | natural with black lantern and trim |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place ![]() |
Light | |
First lit | 1919 |
Deactivated | 1954 ![]() |
Focal height | 93 feet (28 m)[3] |
Lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens with bullseye[4] |
Range | 16 nautical miles; 29 kilometres (18 mi)[5] |
Sand Hills Light Station | |
Nearest city | Mohawk, Michigan |
Area | 55 acres (22 ha) |
Architect | Park, Charles A. |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 94000746[6] |
Added to NRHP | July 27, 1994 |
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