Grand Haven South Pierhead Entrance Light
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South Pierhead Entrance Light with inner light also shown | |
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| Location | Grand Haven, Michigan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 43°03′25.0″N 86°15′21.3″W / 43.056944°N 86.255917°W[1] |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1905 |
| Automated | 1969[2] |
| Height | 36 feet (11 m)[1] |
| Markings | Red |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1905[2] |
| Focal height | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Lens | 7.5 inches (190 mm)[2] |
| Range | 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl R 10s |
Grand Haven South Pierhead Entrance Light is the outer light of two lighthouses on the south pier of Grand Haven, Michigan where the Grand River enters Lake Michigan. A lighthouse was first lit there in 1839.[3] The lighthouse was put up for sale in 2009 under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act.[4] The City of Grand Haven now owns the pier, but it is maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers.[5]

