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The Cana Island lighthouse is a lighthouse located just north of Baileys Harbor in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. Along with the Baileys Harbor Range Lights , the lighthouse was built to replace the Baileys Harbor Lighthouse in 1869 and was first lit in 1870.
Christmas Island Lighthouse: n/a: Kiritimati (Christmas Island) F R: 39 metres (128 ft) 11100: M5836: 17 See also ...
The Harbour Town Lighthouse is now a tourist and wedding destination [8] for Hilton Head Island. The privately owned lighthouse also features a museum with historic photos of Harbour Town, and gift shops at the bottom and top of the light.
Cana Island is an island in Lake Michigan in the town of Baileys Harbor in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. [2] The Cana Island Light is on the east side of the island. It is possible to walk to Cana Island from the mainland over the tombolo when water levels are low. [ 3 ]
The original inhabitants of the land, the Miꞌkmaq people, called the area Abadakwichéch, which means "the small reserved portion." [7] Christmas Island received its present name from a Mi'kmaw leader, said to have been a chief named "Noel", which translates from the French as "Christmas", who died and was buried on the island opposite the beach.
Goat Island Light is a lighthouse located off Cape Porpoise near Kennebunkport in southern Maine. [2] [3] [4] Goat Island Light was established in 1835 to guard the entrance to Cape Porpoise Harbor. The original station was upgraded in 1859 to the current brick tower with a fifth order Fresnel lens. Keeper's quarters were added to the island in ...
Assateague Light is the 142-foot-tall (43 m) lighthouse located on the southern end of Assateague Island off the coast of the Virginia Eastern Shore, United States.The lighthouse is located within the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and can be accessed by road from Chincoteague Island over the Assateague Channel.
Block Island Southeast Light is a lighthouse located on Mohegan Bluffs at the southeastern corner of Block Island, Rhode Island. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1997 as one of the most architecturally sophisticated lighthouses built in the United States in the 19th century.