Round Island Lighthouse

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historic site lighthouse

Round Island Lighthouse is a historic red-and-white beacon located on Round Island in Michigan, guiding ships through the Straits of Mackinac in the Great Lakes.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic site → lighthouse →
accessibleBy	boat →
addedToNRHP	1974 →
architecturalStyle	Victorian-era lighthouse architecture →
automated	1924 →
color	red → white →
conservationStatus	restored →
constructionCompleted	1895 →
country	United States →
deactivated	1947 →
featuredIn	film "Somewhere in Time" →
function	aids navigation → guides ships through the Straits of Mackinac →
hasFogSignal	yes →
hasKeeperDwelling	attached keeper’s quarters →
hasLantern	yes →
heritageStatus	listed on the National Register of Historic Places →
isOpenToPublic	no regular public access →
lightCharacteristic	flashing white light →
lightRange	about 11 nautical miles →
locatedIn	Great Lakes region → Mackinac County, Michigan → Michigan → Round Island →
locatedInBodyOfWater	Lake Huron → Straits of Mackinac →
locatedInProtectedArea	Hiawatha National Forest →
locatedOnIsland	Round Island (Mackinac County, Michigan) →
managedBy	United States Forest Service →
marking	red and white daymark →
material	brick →
nearbyCity	Mackinac Island, Michigan → Mackinaw City, Michigan → St. Ignace, Michigan →
NRHPCountry	United States →
NRHPReferenceNumber	74000995 →
NRHPType	building →
ownedBy	United States government →
partOf	Great Lakes navigational system →
powerSource	solar power →
reactivated	1996 →
threatenedBy	shoreline erosion →
towerShape	square tower →
visibleFrom	Mackinac Island → ferries crossing the Straits of Mackinac →
yearLit	1895 →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Straits of Mackinac →	hasNearbyLandmark