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The depth a short distance from the water's edge may register 80 feet (24 m) or more. The lake has 26 miles (42 km) of shoreline and encompasses 1,470 total acres. It is a twenty-minute drive from Western Carolina University, and the town of Sylva.
It stood about 96 feet (29 m) tall. Although it stood near the water's edge, it was the rear range light in conjunction with the Point Comfort Light on the beach. The light's main purpose was to guide vessels coming into the Raritan Bay. It was initially made of wood, but was replaced in the 1860s by an iron tower.
A postcard c. 1908.. Shippan Point (or Shippan) is the southernmost neighborhood in Stamford, Connecticut, United States, located on a peninsula in Long Island Sound.Street names such as Ocean Drive West and Lighthouse Way reflect the neighborhood's shoreline location.
Glenville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. It is now a popular lakeside vacation community with many second homes that sometimes are rented around Lake Glenville, which flooded and destroyed the original town. As of the 2010 census, the year-round population was ...
Water's Edge Summer Ministry was founded in 2022 by female friends -- Allyson Terrell, Rachel Parr, Sherry Lewis, Angie Gary, Robbin Sykes and Linda Meyler -- during the COVID-19 pandemic after ...
The nearly 6000 square foot helipad captures rainwater into one of the remaining 14,500 gallon (55,000 liter) steel holding tanks attached under the belly where a ultraviolet (UV) and micro filtration system along with a commercial Culligan Water reverse osmosis system results in potable water suitable for cooking and general use.
Location: Michigan Island, Wisconsin: Coordinates: 1]: Tower; Constructed: 1857: Foundation: Concrete: Construction: Steel: Automated: 1943: Height: 118 feet (36 m): Shape: White, Skeletal with a central column: Heritage: National Register of Historic Places contributing property : Light; First lit: 1869: Focal height: 170 feet (52 m): Lens: Third and half order Fresnel lens (original), 12 ...
The Turkey Point Light is a historic lighthouse at the head of the Chesapeake Bay. Although only a 35-foot (11 m) tower, the 100-foot (30 m) height of the bluffs on which it stands makes it the third highest light off the water in the bay. [2] [3] [4] It is also known for the large number of women who served as lightkeeper. [2]