Kenosha North Pier Light, Kenosha

Name: Kenosha North Pier Light
Address: Kenosha, United States

#1 among attractions in Kenosha

Top attraction, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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The Kenosha North Pier lighthouse or Kenosha Light is a lighthouse located near Kenosha in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. "A typical 'Lake Michigan red tower'", it is a sibling to the Milwaukee Pierhead Light. This light was built in 1906 as a replacement for the old Kenosha Light. It was listed on the National register of Historic Places in 2008. ()

Coordinates: 42°35'20"N, 87°48'31"W

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Harbor SideKenosha United States

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Day trips

Kenosha North Pier Light – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kenosha Public Museum, Simmons Island Beach House, Kenosha Light, Dinosaur Discovery Museum.

~1540 ftSW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha
8 min walk • The Kenosha Public Museum, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, features displays of fine art, decorative art, and natural science specimens. Founded in 1933, and opened to the public in 1936 the museum currently is located at Kenosha's lakefront.
~1730 ftNW
Baths, Tudor Revival architecture
Simmons Island Beach House, Kenosha
9 min walk • The Simmons Island Beach House is located in Simmons Island Park in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. Land for the Simmons Island Park was donated in 1916 by industrialist Zalmon G. Simmons. In the 1930s, landscaping was done and the beach house was constructed.
~1950 ftW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Kenosha Light, Kenosha
10 min walk • Kenosha Light is a lighthouse and keeper's house on Simmons Island north of the channel into Kenosha's harbor in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, USA.
0.8 miSW
Museum, Science museum, Natural history museum
Dinosaur Discovery Museum, Kenosha
22 min walk • The Dinosaur Discovery Museum in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States, is dedicated to the exploration and explication of the relationship between modern birds and ancient carnivorous biped dinosaurs, the theropods, which include Carnotaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex, and Archaeopteryx.
1.3 miNW
Park, Sport venue, Sport
Washington Park Velodrome, Kenosha
34 min walk • The Washington Park Velodrome is an open-air velodrome in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It is the longest operating 333 meter track in the United States. The track opened in 1927. During the 2016 season, the track was closed and completely rebuilt.
0.7 miSW
Church
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Kenosha
19 min walk • St. Matthew's Episcopal Church is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places for its architectural and religious significance in 1979. The church is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee.
0.9 miS
Park
Kemper Center, Kenosha
24 min walk • Kemper Hall is the complex of an Episcopal girls’ boarding school in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States which began with an Italianate mansion and was expanded with various wings and buildings in Gothic Revival style.
0.7 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Bradford Community Church, Kenosha
20 min walk • The Bradford Community Church, originally the Henry M. Simmons Memorial Church and later the Boys and Girls Library, is a historic church built in 1907 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States under the leadership of Kenosha's first woman pastor.
1.1 miS
42°34'27"N • 87°48'50"W
Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha
27 min walk • Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
1.2 miSW
42°34'25"N • 87°49'7"W
Green Ridge Cemetery, Kenosha
30 min walk • Cemetery
0.8 miSW
Library
Simmons Library, Kenosha
21 min walk • The Gilbert M. Simmons Memorial Library is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States, and is a location of the Kenosha Public Library. KPL consists of 4 locations, an Outreach department, and is a member of both the Kenosha County Library System and the SHARE Consortium.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Kenosha North Pier Light?

Nearby attractions include Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha (8 min walk), Simmons Island Beach House, Kenosha (9 min walk), Kenosha Light, Kenosha (10 min walk), Kenosha Yacht Club, Kenosha (10 min walk).

How to get to Kenosha North Pier Light by public transport?

The nearest stations to Kenosha North Pier Light:

Tram

Celebration Place • Lines: Kenosha Streetcar (4 min walk)
54th Street & 2nd Avenue • Lines: Kenosha Streetcar (8 min walk)

Bus

Kenosha Transit Center (17 min walk)
Kenosha Downtown Transit Center (17 min walk)

Train

Kenosha (23 min walk)