Wilson Avenue Crib Lighthouse
Chicago, Illinois
Updated in March 2012
Name: Wilson Avenue Crib Lighthouse
Nearest City: Chicago, Illinois
Location: 2+ miles offshore from Montrose Harbor
Body of water: Lake Michigan
Style of lighthouse: Integral
Lens & Location:
Other Lens:
Lighthouse Website:
Organizations:
Groups to join: Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association - GLLKA
Owned by: Chicago Department of Water Management
Managed by: Chicago Department of Water Management
National Register of Historic Places: No
Do the grounds have lodging: No
Web Cams: No
On a license plate: No
On a USPS Stamp: No
Haunted: No
Photographed it: June 28, 2010
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Latitude: 41.96601 Longitude: -87.59121
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Nearest City: Chicago, Illinois
Location: 2+ miles offshore from Montrose Harbor
Body of water: Lake Michigan
Style of lighthouse: Integral
Lens & Location:
Other Lens:
Lighthouse Website:
Organizations:
Groups to join: Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association - GLLKA
Owned by: Chicago Department of Water Management
Managed by: Chicago Department of Water Management
National Register of Historic Places: No
Do the grounds have lodging: No
Web Cams: No
On a license plate: No
On a USPS Stamp: No
Haunted: No
Other Lighthouse Information:
Water cribs are offshore structures that collect water from close to the bottom of a lake to supply a pumping station onshore. The Wilson Avenue Crib is two plus miles offshore from the eastern end of Wilson Avenue at Montrose Harbor and five miles north of downtown Chicago. The construction began in 1915 and finished on May 1, 1918. The Wilson Avenue Crib is ninety feet in diameter and has a focal plane of sixty eight feet.The Lighthouse Hunters Experience:
On June 28, 2010 we were aboard the 110 foot Keweenaw Star photographing 21 lighthouses for the day. This was our second day of the cruise. We had another fantastic day on the water with our fellow lighthouse hunters from GLLKA. We were told about crib lights from our narrator, Terry Pepper. All four of the crib lights on this trip were new to us and many others.Photographed it: June 28, 2010
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Latitude: 41.96601 Longitude: -87.59121
For directions click Google Maps
Photo taken on June 28, 2010
Photo taken on June 28, 2010
Photo taken on June 28, 2010
Photo taken on June 28, 2010
Photo taken on June 28, 2010
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