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Chicago Harbor, IL |
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Description:
In 2005, the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse, deemed excess by the Coast Guard, was offered at no cost to eligible entities, including federal, state, and local agencies, non-profit corporations, and educational organizations under the provisions of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000.
Though it took a few years, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar initiated the transfer of the lighthouse to the City of Chicago on February 24, 2009. The city had designated the lighthouse a Chicago Landmark in 2003.
Location: Located on a detached breakwater in the Chicago Harbor. Latitude: 41.88936 Longitude: -87.59053 For a larger map of Chicago Harbor Lighthouse, click the lighthouse in the above map or get a map from: Mapquest. Travel Instructions: From Interstate 94 in Chicago, take exit 50B and proceed east to Lake Michigan and Navy Pier. There is parking on Navy Pier and fairly good views of the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse can be had from the end of the pier. Shoreline Sightseeing offers harbor and skyline tours that depart form Navy Pier, affording good views of the lighthouse. The lighthouse is owned by the Coast Guard. Tower closed. Find the closest hotels to Chicago Harbor Lighthouse See our List of Lighthouses in Illinois |
