Buffington Harbor Breakwater
Buffington, Indiana
Updated in September 2012
Name: Buffington Harbor Breakwater Lighthouse
Nearest City: Buffington, Indiana
Location: On a long breakwater in Buffington Harbor
Body of water: Buffington Harbor & Lake Michigan
Style of lighthouse: Conical
Lens & Location:
Lighthouse Website:
Groups to join: Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association - GLLKA
Owned by: City of Gary, IN
Managed by: City of Gary, IN
National Register of Historic Places: No
Do the grounds have lodging: No
Web Cams: No
On a license plate: No
On a USPS Stamp: No
Haunted: No
Photographed it: June 27, 2010
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Latitude: 41.64605 Longitude: -87.41032
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Nearest City: Buffington, Indiana
Location: On a long breakwater in Buffington Harbor
Body of water: Buffington Harbor & Lake Michigan
Style of lighthouse: Conical
Lens & Location:
Lighthouse Website:
Groups to join: Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association - GLLKA
Owned by: City of Gary, IN
Managed by: City of Gary, IN
National Register of Historic Places: No
Do the grounds have lodging: No
Web Cams: No
On a license plate: No
On a USPS Stamp: No
Haunted: No
Other Lighthouse Information:
The lighthouse is at the end of a rip-rap stone breakwater. Seeing this light, Indiana Harbor East Breakwater, and Gary Breakwater is a problem because they are blocked by a large industrial complex. One can use Coho Magic Charters to see these breakwater lights in Indiana in 3 ½ hours. They are out of Robert A. Pastrick Marina in East Chicago, IN.The Lighthouse Hunters Experience:
On June 27, 2010, we 83 passengers and 5 crew of the 110 foot Keweenaw Star departed from the Eldean Yacht Club in Holland, MI for our four day Ultimate Southern Lake Michigan Excursion. On the first day of this cruise we photographed 10 lighthouses during our 94 nautical mile steam. We saw in order Holland Harbor, South Haven, St. Joseph North Pier lights, Michigan City East Pier, Old Michigan City, Michigan City East Breakwater, Gary Breakwater, Buffington Harbor Breakwater, and Indiana Harbor East Breakwater. While on the water we crossed from the Eastern Time Zone into the Central Time Zone. At the end of our 7 ¼ hour cruise on Lake Michigan, we were bussed to our hotel in Hammond, IN. We had a fantastic day with our fellow lighthouse hunters from GLLKA. This was our 1,188th lighthouse seen.Photographed it: June 27, 2010
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Latitude: 41.64605 Longitude: -87.41032
For directions click Google Maps
Photo taken on June 27, 2010
Photo taken on June 27, 2010
Photo taken on June 27, 2010
Photo taken on June 27, 2010
Photo taken on June 27, 2010
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