Michigan City East Pierhead Light
Michigan City, IN · Active aid to navigation
No access information published
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Access source: Federal records checked: the U.S. Coast Guard AtoN / Light List record for this aid and its National Register of Historic Places record · Checked 2026-11-12
Owner / operator: U.S. Coast Guard (active aid to navigation)
The light
| Location | Michigan City, IN (La Porte County) |
|---|---|
| Status | Active aid to navigation (USCG AtoN file) |
| Light List number | 19545 |
| Light characteristic | Oc W 4s |
| Height of light above water | 55 ft (USCG AtoN) |
| Structure | White octagonal tower with red roof attached to fog signal building. |
| National Register of Historic Places | Listed 7/24/2017 · Reference #100001344 |
| Position | 41.72898, -86.91169 (federal record; not for navigation) |
| Coast Guard remark | HORN: 2 blasts ev 30s (2s bl-2s si-2s bl-24s si). Operates by keying microphone five times on VHF-FM Ch. 83A. |
Sources
USCG AtoN file via NOAA MarineCadastre (USCG NAVCEN data); NPS National Register of Historic Places listed-properties database (nps.gov).