Description: Northern Waukegan Harbor Light

Location: Located at the end of Government Pier in the harbor at Waukegan on the western shore of Lake Michigan.
Latitude: 42.36068
Longitude: -87.81342

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Travel Instructions: From Interstate 94 west of Waukegan, take Exit 65 onto Highway 120 and drive east 1.9 miles where the highway ends. Continue straight on Belvidere Street for 3.1 miles to Pershing Road. Turn left on Pershing and then right on Madison Street and follow it to its end. Government Pier, with the light at its far end, starts just south of the end of Madison Street. You may walk the pier to the light.

The lighthouse is owned by the Coast Guard. Grounds open, tower closed.

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