Poe Reef Light
The light in 2001 | |
| Location | Lake Huron, Michigan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 45°41′42″N 84°21′42″W / 45.69500°N 84.36167°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1929 |
| Built by | Orlando Metcalfe Poe |
| Foundation | Concrete crib |
| Construction | Concrete |
| Automated | 1974 |
| Height | 56 feet (17 m) |
| Shape | Square |
| Markings | White & black daymark bands w/red roof on lanternConcrete |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Fog signal | HORN: 1 every 30s |
| Racon | "Z" (– – • •) |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1929 |
| Focal height | 71 feet (22 m) |
| Lens | Third order Fresnel Lens (original), 14.8-inch (375 mm) Tideland Signal acrylic Optic (current) |
| Range | 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) |
| Characteristic | Iso W 2s |
Poe Reef Light Station | |
| Nearest city | Benton Township, Michigan |
| Area | 0.9 acres (0.36 ha) |
| Architect | U.S. Lighthouse Service |
| Architectural style | Modern Movement |
| MPS | Light Stations of the United States MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000985 |
| Added to NRHP | September 06, 2005 |
Poe Reef is a lighthouse located at the east end of South Channel between Bois Blanc Island and the mainland of the Lower Peninsula, about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Cheboygan, Michigan.
Poe Reef has historically caused problems for shipping. Powered vessels heading west to Lake Michigan generally use South Channel, which is approximately three nautical miles wide, but Poe Reef sits close to the middle of the channel, and to the north of it the water is too shallow for lake freighters.