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2. Granite Island Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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   Power on the island is remote controlled year round and consists of solar panels, wind generators with back up propane generators. Although the island is privately owned, an automated aid to navigation on a gray steel tower (with a 96 feet (29 m) focal plane) and a range of 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) is maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard.

3. Cana Island Light - Wikipedia

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   The light is approximately 85 feet (26 m) above water level, and has a visual range of 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi). The stone foundation goes below ground 4 feet (1.2 m) and is set on bedrock. The tower is 4 feet 8 inches (1.42 m) thick at the base with the outer layer 24 inches (610 mm) thick with a 20-inch (510 mm) air space between it ...

4. Raspberry Island Light - Wikipedia

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   Raspberry Island Light ; Location: Raspberry Island, Wisconsin: Coordinates: 1]: Tower; Foundation: Stone: Construction: Wood: Automated: 1947: Height: 43 feet (13 m): Shape: Square, attached white bldg. w/red roof: Markings: white w/black trim & lantern: Heritage: National Register of Historic Places contributing property : Light; First lit: 1862: Focal height: 77 feet (23 m) [2]: Lens: Fifth ...

5. St Patrick's Purgatory - Wikipedia

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   St Patrick's Purgatory is an ancient pilgrimage site on Station Island in Lough Derg, County Donegal, Ireland. According to legend, the site dates from the fifth century, when Christ showed Saint Patrick a cave, sometimes referred to as a pit or a well , on Station Island that was an entrance to Purgatory . [ 2 ]

6. Seguin Light - Wikipedia

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   Seguin Island is a 64-acre (26 ha) island located about two nautical miles south of Fort Popham in southernmost Phippsburg. The light station is located at the island's highest point, and includes the lighthouse itself, the keeper's house, fog signal building, a small oilhouse, and a tramway for bringing supplies from the shore to the site.

7. Sand Island Light (Wisconsin) - Wikipedia

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   The Sand Island Light is a lighthouse located on the northern tip of Sand Island, one of the Apostle Islands, in Lake Superior in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, near the city of Bayfield. Currently owned by the National Park Service and part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore , it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in ...