Windmill Point Lighthouse

Alburg, Vermont

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Location: East side of northern Lake Champlain
Coordinates: 44 58 53 N   73 20 30 W

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Active aid to navigation.  Accessibility: The lighthouse is privately owned and is not accessible to the public.

Station established: 1830
Present lighthouse built: 1858
Deactivated 1931-2002
Relit 8/7/2002

Construction material: Limestone
Other buildings still standing: 1858 keeper's house

Height of tower: 40 feet
Height of focal plane: 52 feet

Original optic: Sixth-order Fresnel lens

Present optic: 300mm (right)

Characteristic: Flashing white every four seconds

Previous lighthouse: Isle la Motte Light

Related sites

Vermont Info: Vermont Travel and Living

Lake Champlain Region

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