Eagle Bluff Light
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| Location | Ephraim, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 45°10′07.3″N 87°14′11.98″W / 45.168694°N 87.2366611°WCoordinates: 45°10′07.3″N 87°14′11.98″W / 45.168694°N 87.2366611°W |
| Year first constructed | 1868 |
| Year first lit | 1868 |
| Automated | 1926 |
| Foundation | Concrete |
| Construction | Cream City brick |
| Tower shape | Square |
| Height | 43 feet (13 m) |
| Original lens | Third and 1/2 order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) |
| Characteristic | White, Flashing every 6 sec |
| ARLHS number | USA-252 |
| USCG number | 7-21825 |
The Eagle Bluff Light, also known as Eagle Bluff lighthouse, is a lighthouse located near Ephraim in Peninsula State Park in Door County, Wisconsin. Construction was authorized in 1866, but the lighthouse was not actually built until 1868 at a cost of $12,000. It was automated in 1926. The former lighthouse keeper's home has been a museum since 1963.
The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 as reference #70000032.
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