List of lighthouses in Illinois and Indiana

The following is a list of lighthouses in the U.S. states of Illinois and Indiana. These two states are listed together as both have very few lighthouses that are confined to the Great Lakes.

Illinois

"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Illinois". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-19.

Name Image Location Coordinates Year first lit Automated Year deactivated Current Lens Focal Height
Chicago Harbor Light Chicago 41°53′22″N 87°35′26″W / 41.88936°N 87.59060°W / 41.88936; -87.59060 1832 (Former)
1893 (Current) 		1979 Active Unknown 082 82 ft (25 m)
Grosse Point Light Evanston 42°3′50″N 87°40′34″W / 42.06389°N 87.67611°W / 42.06389; -87.67611 1874 1934 Active
(Inactive: 1941–1946) 		Second-order Fresnel 119 119 ft (36 m)
Waukegan Harbor Light Waukegan 42°21′38.5″N 87°48′48.3″W / 42.360694°N 87.813417°W / 42.360694; -87.813417 1849 (Former)
1899 (Current) 		1939 Active Unknown 036 36 ft (11 m)

Indiana

"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Indiana". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.

Name Image Location Coordinates Year first lit Automated Year deactivated Current Lens Focal Height
Buffington Breakwater Light Gary N/A
Calumet Harbor Light Chicago N/A 1851 (Former)
1995 (Current) 		Unknown Active
(skeleton tower) 		Unknown Unknown
Gary Harbor Breakwater Light Gary N/A 1911 Unknown Active Modern beacon Unknown
Indiana Harbor East Breakwater Light Hammond 41°40′51″N 87°26′28″W / 41.68083°N 87.44111°W / 41.68083; -87.44111 1920 (Former)
1935 (Current) 		Unknown Active Unknown 082 78 ft (24 m)
Michigan City Breakwater Light Michigan City N/A 1904 Never 1909
(Destroyed) 		None Unknown
Michigan City East Light
(East Pierhead Light) 		Michigan City 41°43′22″N 86°54′21″W / 41.72278°N 86.90583°W / 41.72278; -86.90583 1904 1960[1] Active 2130C 050 50 ft (15 m)
Michigan City West Pierhead Light Michigan City N/A 1875 Never 1906
(Destroyed) 		None Unknown
Old Michigan City Light Michigan City 41°43′22″N 86°54′21″W / 41.72278°N 86.90583°W / 41.72278; -86.90583 1837 (Former)
1858 (Current) 		Never 1904
(Now a museum) 		None 060 60 ft (18 m)

Notable faux lighthouses:

  • Cooper Memorial (1997), on the Prairie Creek Reservoir near Muncie, is an active light but does not meet the Directory's size standard for a lighthouse.
  • Gloryland Lighthouse, near New Castle, is not on navigable water.

References

  1. ^ National Park Service, Maritime History Project, Inventory of Historic Lights, Michigan City Lights.