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Wind Point (Racine Point)
State: WI
Year established: 1880
Latitude: 42 deg 46
min 52 sec N
Longitude: 87 deg 45
min 30 sec W
Height above sea level: 111 feet Original construction:
current white 108-foot conical brick tower connected to dwelling
Status:
electrified in 1924; automated in 1964; active aid to navigation
Light characteristic:
flashing white every 20 seconds, visible for 28 nautical miles
More information:
 http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/windpoint/windpoint.htm
http://lighthouse.boatnerd.com/gallery/Michigan/windpoint.htm
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/windpt.htm
Berger, Todd R., Lighthouses of the Great Lakes, (Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press, 2002), p. 129
U.S. Department of Homeland Security / United States Coast Guard, Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River above the St. Regis River, (Washington, DC: GPO, 2004), p. 203
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