Mission Point Light
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Mission Point Light is a lighthouse located in Michigan at the end of Old Mission Point, a peninsula jutting into Grand Traverse Bay 17 miles north of Traverse City. It was built in 1870 as an exact c
Mission Point Light in October 2020
Vintage image of the lighthouse
The lighthouse from the beach in August 2023
Sign adjacent to the lighthouse
45th parallel north
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The 45th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 45 degrees north of Earth's equator. It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean. The 45th parallel north
Mission Point Light
…conserve power. It is still maintained by the Coast Guard today and only shines North. Famously, the lighthouse stands a few hundred yards south of the 45th parallel north, halfway between the North Pole and the Equator. It was deactivated in 1933 and purchased by the State of Michigan. There are a pair of signs that…
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