Old Great Lakes Beacons - Inland Marine Radio history Archive

Old Great Lakes Low Frequency Marine Beacon List

By 1996 all of these beacons had been decommissioned by the USCG. Normally radio direction
finding (RDF) is not a topic for this site, but the list is peripherally related to radio communications
on the Great Lakes so it has been included.

Andy Robins, KB8QGF, extracted this list from a much larger beacon list compiled from multiple
sources by Dave Tomasko who granted Andy, permission to submit it.; These gentlemen DXed
beacons of all types, and were are members of the old UK Beaconworld organization.

Gary Wilson, WD8CBO, submitted these two beacons found elsewhere, but not linluded below.
Lake Superior Apostle Islands Long Island (immediately north of Ashland WI Beacon "V" on 288 khz
Lake Superior Isle Royale Passage Island (east end of the big island) Beacon "X" on 312 khz

kHz	- ID -	LOCATION	ST/P		PWR	--- LAT ---	--- LON ---
285	GD	Grand Marais Light	MN	USA	2	47 45 00N	90 20 00W
285	J	Gereaux Island	ON	CAN	25	45 45 00N	80 40 00W
285	PT	Pentwater North Pierhead Light	MI	USA	2	43 46 00N	86 29 00W
285	PX	Presque Isle Breakwater Light	MI	USA	25	46 34 00N	87 22 00W
285	R	Burlington Bay LS	ON	CAN	150	43 18 00N	79 47 00W
286	BD	Battle Island	ON	CAN	25	48 45 00N	87 33 00W
286	GD	Goderich/Main Light	ON	CAN	100	43 45 00N	81 44 00W
287	HO	Holland Harbor Light	MI	USA	25	42 45 00N	86 15 00W
288	CG	Coburg	ON	CAN	25	43 57 00N	78 10 00W
288	F	Hope Island	ON	CAN	25	43 55 00N	80 10 00W
288	R	Michipicoten Harbor LS	ON	CAN	150	47 57 00N	84 54 00W
288	RP	Carp	ON	CAN	50	45 19 00N	76 01 00W
289	C	Keeweenaw Ent. Light	MI	USA	25	47 14 00N	88 37 00W
289	MI	Michigan City	IN	USA	2	41 43 00N	86 54 00W
289	MO	Manitowoc Light	WI	USA	2	44 06 00N	87 39 00W
289	W	Poe Reef Light	MI	USA	25	45 42 00N	84 22 00W
290	GV	Gravelly Shoals LS	MI	USA	25	44 01 00N	83 32 00W
290	M	Detroit River Light	MI	USA	5	42 00 00N	83 08 00W
291	FR	Frankfort Light	MI	USA	25	44 38 00N	86 15 00W
291	SB	Silver Bay Light	MN	USA	25	47 17 00N	91 16 00W
293	PR	Presque Isle Light	MI	USA	50	45 12 00N	83 30 00W
294	L	Long Point LS	ON	CAN	150	42 33 00N	80 03 00W
294	PB	Grand Portage Pier Light	MN	USA	25	47 57 00N	89 38 00W
294	RL	Racine Breakwater Light	WI	USA	100	42 44 00N	87 46 00W
295	C	Collingwood	ON	CAN	150	44 30 00N	80 13 00W
295	TJ	Toledo Harbor Light	OH	USA	25	41 46 00N	83 20 00W
296	DU	Duluth Harbor Outer Light	MN	USA	50	46 47 00N	92 05 00W
297	C	Cleveland Harbor Light	OH	USA	25	41 31 00N	81 43 00W
298	K	Killarney LS	ON	CAN	500	45 58 00N	81 29 00W
298	M	Manitou Island Light	MI	USA	75	47 25 00N	87 35 00W
298	MK	Milwaukee Break-water Light	WI	USA	40	43 02 00N	87 53 00W
299	PY	Port Stanley	ON	CAN	60	42 39 00N	81 13 00W
300	L	Dutkewych Point Marine	ON	CAN		44 20 14N	79 31 58W
300	PJ	Port Clinton Light 2	OH	USA	2	41 31 00N	82 56 00W
300	ST	Manistee Pierhead Light	MI	USA	2	44 15 00N	86 21 00W
300	TW	Tawas Point Light	MI	USA	75	44 15 00N	83 27 00W
302	CR	Charlevoix Light	MI	USA	20	45 20 00N	85 16 00W
302	G	Ashtabula Harbor Light	OH	USA	25	41 55 00N	80 48 00W
302	V	La Pointe Light	WI	USA	25	46 44 00N	90 47 00W
302	V	Port Weller Outer Light	ON	CAN	100	43 15 00N	79 13 00W
303	AL	Alpena Light	MI	USA	5	45 04 00N	83 25 00W
303	P	Point Petre Light	ON	CAN	150	43 50 00N	77 09 00W
304	MP	McNab Point LS	ON	CAN	80	44 28 00N	81 24 00W
304	SC	Sturgeon Bay Canal Light	Wi	USA	50	44 48 00N	87 19 00W
304	T	McNab Point	ON	CAN	80	44 28 00N	81 24 00W
304	W	Waukegan Harbor Light	WI	USA	25	44 22 00N	87 49 00W
305	X	Passage Island LS	MI	USA	75	48 13 00N	88 22 00W
306	H	Southeast Shoal LS	ON	CAN	150	41 50 00N	82 28 00W
306	Y	Main Duck Island LS	ON	CAN	600	43 56 00N	76 38 00W
306	Z	Port Colbourne Inner LS	ON	CAN	150	42 52 00N	79 15 00W
307	OT	Detour Reef LS	MI	USA	30	45 57 00N	83 54 00W
307	R	Snug Harbor Light	ON	CAN	150	45 22 00N	80 19 00W
308	L	Ludington Break-water Light	MI	USA	50	43 57 00N	86 28 00W
308	SL	Port Sanilac Light	MI	USA	2	43 25 00N	82 31 00W
309	Y	Erie Harbor Pierhead Light	PA	USA	25	42 09 00N	80 04 00W
310	MQ	Manistique Light	MI	USA	25	45 57 00N	86 15 00W
310	P	Two Harbors East Breakwater	MN	USA	25	47 01 00N	91 40 00W
311	HR	Huron Harbor Light	OH	USA	5	41 25 00N	82 33 00W
311	OA	Oshawa Harbor Light	ON	CAN	25	43 52 00N	78 49 00W
312	D	Cove Island LS	ON	CAN	150	45 20 00N	81 44 00W
312	F	Angus Island LS	ON	CAN	150	48 14 00N	89 00 00W
312	T	Burlington Bay	ON	CAN	80	43 18 00N	79 47 00W
312	T	Port Colborne	ON	CAN	80	42 52 00N	79 15 00W
312	T	Port Weller	ON	CAN	80	43 15 00N	79 13 00W
313	G	Kewaunee Pierhead Light	WI	USA	25	44 27 00N	87 30 00W
314	KL	Keeweenaw Ent. Light	MI	USA	25	46 58 00N	88 26 00W
314	KX	Calumet Harbor Light	IL	USA	25	41 44 00N	87 30 00W
314	P	Fort Gratiot Light	MI	USA	50	43 00 00N	82 25 00W
315	X	Grays Reef LS	MI	USA	25	45 46 00N	85 09 00W
316	GO	Grand Haven Entr. Light	MI	USA	25	43 03 00N	86 15 00W
316	PD	Port Dover	ON	CAN	60	42 47 00N	80 12 00W
316	T	Collingwood Georgian Bay	ON	CAN	25	44 30 00N	80 13 00W
316	XR	Execution Rocks Light	NY	USA	25	40 53 00N	73 44 00W
317	O	Devils Island LS	WI	USA	25	47 05 00N	90 44 00W
318	WF	Whitefish Point LS	MI	USA	75	46 46 00N	84 57 00W
318	X	Sandusky Harbor Pier Light	OH	USA	25	41 29 00N	82 42 00W
319	CH	Chicago Harbor Light	IL	USA	5	41 53 00N	87 35 00W
320	NU	North Manitou Shoal LS	MI	USA	8	45 01 00N	85 57 00W
320	U	Harbor Beach Light	MI	USA	50	43 51 00N	82 38 00W
321	J	Eagle Harbor LS	MI	USA	75	47 28 00N	88 10 00W
322	C	Muskegon South Pierhead Light	MI	USA	75	43 14 00N	86 20 00W
322	RD	Round Island Passage Light	MI	USA	25	45 51 00N	84 37 00W
323	FP	Fairport Harbor Breakwater Lt.	OH	USA	25	41 46 00N	81 17 00W
323	HR	Huron Harbor Light	OH	USA	5	41 25 00N	82 33 00W
324	SY	Sheboygan Lifeboat Station	WI	USA	25	43 45 00N	87 42 00W
324	UM	Plum Island Rear Light	WI	USA	25	45 19 00N	86 57 00W
325	JJ	St. Joseph	MI	USA	40	42 08 00N	86 30 00W
325	P	Thunder Bay Main Light	ON	CAN	75	48 26 00N	89 12 00W
325	W	Oswego Pierhead Light	NY	USA	25	43 28 00N	76 31 00W
326	AR	Aurora	IL	USA	25	41 46 00N	88 30 00W
326	K3	Sturgeon Bay pierhead Light	WI	USA	10	44 48 00N	87 19 00W
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