List of lighthouses in Florida
This is a list of existing and past lighthouses in the state of Florida in the United States.
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Name | Image | Location | Coordinates | Year first lit | Automated | Year deactivated | Current lens | Focal height | Notes |
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Alligator Reef Light | Islamorada | 24°51′6″N 80°37′6″W / 24.85167°N 80.61833°W / 24.85167; -80.61833 (Alligator Reef Light) | 1873 | 1963 | 2015[1] (Replaced) | VRB-25 | 136 136 ft (41 m) | ||
Amelia Island Light | Fernandina Beach (Amelia Island) | 30°40′23.46″N 81°26′32.8″W / 30.6731833°N 81.442444°W / 30.6731833; -81.442444 (Amelia Island Light) | 1838 | 1970[2] | Active | Unknown | 107 107 ft (33 m) | ||
Amelia Island North Range Light | St. Mary's River (Mouth) | 30°42′09″N 81°26′26″W / 30.70250°N 81.44056°W / 30.70250; -81.44056 (Amelia Island North Range Light) | 1858 (First) 1872 (Last) | Never | 1899 | None | 030 30 ft (9.1 m) | Destroyed by 1924 Cuba hurricane | |
American Shoal Light | Saddlebunch Keys | 24°31′30″N 81°31′12″W / 24.52500°N 81.52000°W / 24.52500; -81.52000 (American Shoal Light) | 1880 | 1963 | 2015[3] (Replaced) | VRB-25 | 109 109 ft (33 m) | ||
Anclote Keys Light | Tarpon Springs (Anclote Key) | 28°10′01.11″N 82°50′40.74″W / 28.1669750°N 82.8446500°W / 28.1669750; -82.8446500 (Anclote Keys Light) | 1887 | 1952 | Active (Inactive: 1984–2003) | Fourth-order Fresnel (Replica) | 110 110 ft (34 m) | ||
Cape Canaveral Light (Old) | Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Space Force Station) | 28°27′36.8″N 80°31′37.9″W / 28.460222°N 80.527194°W / 28.460222; -80.527194 (Cape Canaveral Light 1848) | 1848 | Never | 1868 (Demolished in 1893) | None | 060 60 ft (18 m) | ||
Cape Canaveral Light (New) | Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Space Force Station) | 28°27′37.26″N 80°32′36.42″W / 28.4603500°N 80.5434500°W / 28.4603500; -80.5434500 (Cape Canaveral Light) | 1868 | 1960 | Active | DCB-224 | 137 137 ft (42 m) | ||
Cape Florida Light | Cape Florida | 25°39′59.72″N 80°09′21.47″W / 25.6665889°N 80.1559639°W / 25.6665889; -80.1559639 (Cape Florida Light) | 1825 (First) 1847 (Current) | 1978 | Active (Inactive: 1878–1978) | 300mm | 095 95 ft (29 m) | ||
Cape San Blas Light | Cape San Blas | 29°40′16.41″N 85°21′22.72″W / 29.6712250°N 85.3563111°W / 29.6712250; -85.3563111 (Cape San Blas Light) | 1848 (First) 1885 (Current) | 1981 | 1996 | None | 101 101 ft (31 m) | ||
Cape St. George Light (Old) | Cape St. George Island (Apalachicola Bay) | 29°35′15.2″N 85°02′49.32″W / 29.587556°N 85.0470333°W / 29.587556; -85.0470333 (Cape St. George Light) | 1852 | 1949 | 2005 (Collapsed) | None | 072 72 ft (22 m) | ||
Cape St. George Light (New) | Cape St. George Island (Apalachicola Bay) | 29°39′46.1″N 84°51′45.2″W / 29.662806°N 84.862556°W / 29.662806; -84.862556 (Cape St. George Light) | 2008 (Replica) | Always | Active | Third-order Fresnel (Replica) | 072 72 ft (22 m) | ||
Carysfort Reef Light | Key Largo (Carysfort Reef) | 25°13′18″N 80°12′42″W / 25.22167°N 80.21167°W / 25.22167; -80.21167 (Carysfort Reef Light) | 1852 | 1962 | 2014 | None | 100 100 ft (30 m) | ||
Cedar Key Light | Cedar Key | 29°05′47.33″N 83°03′55″W / 29.0964806°N 83.06528°W / 29.0964806; -83.06528 (Cedar Key Light) | 1854 | Never | 1915 | None | 075 75 ft (23 m) | ||
Charlotte Harbor Light | Punta Gorda | 26°45′35″N 82°06′29″W / 26.75972°N 82.10806°W / 26.75972; -82.10806 (Charlotte Harbor Light) | 1890 | 1918 | 1943 (Demolished) | None | 036 36 ft (11 m) | ||
Cosgrove Shoal Light | N/A | Marquesas Keys | 24°27′28.44″N 82°11′6.16″W / 24.4579000°N 82.1850444°W / 24.4579000; -82.1850444 (Cosgrove Shoal Light) | 1935 | Always | Active | 200mm | 054 54 ft (16 m) | |
Crooked River Light | Carrabelle (Dog Island) | 29°49′39″N 84°42′04″W / 29.82750°N 84.70111°W / 29.82750; -84.70111 (Crooked River Light) | 1895 | 1952 | Active (Inactive: 1995–2007) | Fourth-order Fresnel (Replica) | 115 115 ft (35 m) | ||
Dames Point Light | N/A | Jacksonville | 30°23′00″N 81°33′16″W / 30.38333°N 81.55444°W / 30.38333; -81.55444 (Dames Point Light) | 1872 | Never | 1893 (Destroyed in 1913) | None | 035 35 ft (11 m) | |
Dog Island Light | Carrabelle (Dog Island) | 29°47′N 84°40′W / 29.783°N 84.667°W / 29.783; -84.667 (Dog Island Light) | 1839 (First) 1872 (Last) | Never | 1873 (Destroyed and replaced) | None | 070 70 ft (21 m) | ||
Dry Tortugas Light | Loggerhead Key (Dry Tortugas) | 24°38′00″N 82°55′12″W / 24.63333°N 82.92000°W / 24.63333; -82.92000 (Dry Tortugas Light) | 1858 | 1988 | Active | VRB-25 | 151 151 ft (46 m) | ||
Egmont Key Light | St. Petersburg (Tampa Bay) | 27°36′03″N 82°45′39″W / 27.60083°N 82.76083°W / 27.60083; -82.76083 (Egmont Key Light) | 1848 (First) 1858 (Current) | 1990 | Active | DCB-24 | 085 85 ft (26 m) | ||
Fowey Rocks Light | Key Biscayne | 25°35′26.25″N 80°05′48.24″W / 25.5906250°N 80.0967333°W / 25.5906250; -80.0967333 (Fowey Rocks Light) | 1878 | 1975 | Active | VRB-25 | 110 110 ft (34 m) | ||
Garden Key Light | Fort Jefferson (Dry Tortugas National Park) | 24°37′41″N 82°52′20″W / 24.62806°N 82.87222°W / 24.62806; -82.87222 (Garden Key Light) | 1826 (First) 1877 (Current) | 1912 | 1924 | Decorative | 070 70 ft (21 m) | ||
Gasparilla Island Light | Boca Grande | 26°43′02″N 82°15′39″W / 26.71722°N 82.26083°W / 26.71722; -82.26083 (Boca Grande Light Rear) | 1932 | 1956 | 1966 | None | 105 105 ft (32 m) | ||
Hen and Chickens Shoal Light | N/A | Plantation Key | 24°55′58.69″N 80°32′55.36″W / 24.9329694°N 80.5487111°W / 24.9329694; -80.5487111 (Hen and Chickens Shoal Light) | 1929 | Always | Active | Acetylene | 035 35 ft (11 m) | |
Hillsboro Inlet Light | Hillsboro Beach (Hillsboro Inlet) | 26°15′33″N 80°04′51″W / 26.25917°N 80.08083°W / 26.25917; -80.08083 (Hillsboro Inlet Light) | 1907 | 1974 | Active | Second-order Fresnel | 136 136 ft (41 m) | ||
Jupiter Inlet Light | Jupiter | 26°56′55″N 80°04′55″W / 26.94861°N 80.08194°W / 26.94861; -80.08194 (Jupiter Inlet Light) | 1860 | 1928 | Active | First-order Fresnel | 146 146 ft (45 m) | ||
Key West Light | Key West | 24°33′2.16″N 81°48′2.52″W / 24.5506000°N 81.8007000°W / 24.5506000; -81.8007000 (Key West Light) | 1826 (First) 1849 (Current) | 1915 | 1969 (Now a museum) | None | 091 91 ft (28 m) | ||
Molasses Reef Light | Key Largo (Molasses Reef) | 25°00′42.66″N 80°22′35.31″W / 25.0118500°N 80.3764750°W / 25.0118500; -80.3764750 (Molasses Reef Light) | 1921 | Always | Active[4] | Unknown | 045 45 ft (14 m) | ||
Northwest Passage Light | Key West | 24°37′8.31″N 81°53′56.71″W / 24.6189750°N 81.8990861°W / 24.6189750; -81.8990861 (Northwest Passage Light) | 1855 (First) 1879 (Last) | 1911 | 1971 (Destroyed) | None | 047 47 ft (14 m) | ||
Pacific Reef Light | Elliott Key | 25°22′15.55″N 80°08′31.41″W / 25.3709861°N 80.1420583°W / 25.3709861; -80.1420583 (Pacific Reef Light) | 1921 | Always | Active | Unknown | 044 44 ft (13 m) | ||
Pensacola Light | Pensacola (Pensacola Bay) | 30°20′47″N 87°18′29″W / 30.34639°N 87.30806°W / 30.34639; -87.30806 (Pensacola Light) | 1824 (First) 1859 (Current) | 1965 | Active | First-order Fresnel | 191 191 ft (58 m) | ||
Ponce de Leon Inlet Light | Ponce Inlet | 29°04′49″N 80°55′41″W / 29.08028°N 80.92806°W / 29.08028; -80.92806 (Ponce de Leon Inlet Light) | 1887 | 1953 | Active (Inactive: 1970–1982) | Third-order Fresnel | 159 159 ft (48 m) | ||
Port Boca Grande Light | Boca Grande (Gasparilla Island) | 26°43′02″N 82°15′39″W / 26.71722°N 82.26083°W / 26.71722; -82.26083 (Port Boca Grande Light) | 1890 | 1956 | Active (Inactive: 1966–1986) | 377mm | 041 41 ft (12 m) | ||
Pulaski Shoal Light | Key West | 24°41′36.02″N 82°46′22.79″W / 24.6933389°N 82.7729972°W / 24.6933389; -82.7729972 (Pulaski Shoal Light) | 1935 (First) Unknown (Current) | Always | Active | Unknown | 049 49 ft (15 m) | ||
Rebecca Shoal Light | Marquesas Keys | 24°34′42″N 82°35′06″W / 24.57833°N 82.58500°W / 24.57833; -82.58500 (Rebecca Shoal Light) | 1886 | 1926 | 1953 (Demolished) | None | 066 66 ft (20 m) | ||
Sand Key Light | Key West | 24°27′14.18″N 81°52′39.02″W / 24.4539389°N 81.8775056°W / 24.4539389; -81.8775056 (Sand Key Light) | 1827 (First) 1853 (Current) | 1941 | 2014 (Replaced) | VRB-25 | 109 109 ft (33 m) | ||
Sanibel Island Light | Sanibel | 26°27′10.51″N 82°00′51.32″W / 26.4529194°N 82.0142556°W / 26.4529194; -82.0142556 (Sanibel Island Light) | 1884 | 1949 | Active | 190mm | 098 98 ft (30 m) | ||
Smith Shoal Light | N/A | Key West | 24°43′5.82″N 81°55′17.54″W / 24.7182833°N 81.9215389°W / 24.7182833; -81.9215389 (Smith Shoal Light) | 1933 (First) Unknown (Current) | Always | Active | Unknown | 049 49 ft (15 m) | |
Sombrero Key Light | Marathon | 24°37′40.46″N 81°06′41.78″W / 24.6279056°N 81.1116056°W / 24.6279056; -81.1116056 (Sombrero Key Light) | 1858 | 1960 | 2015 (Replaced) | None | 142 142 ft (43 m) | ||
St. Augustine Light (Old) | St. Augustine (Anastasia Island) | N/A | 1824[5]A | Never | 1874 (Destroyed in 1880) | None | 052 52 ft (16 m) | ||
St. Augustine Light (New) | St. Augustine (Anastasia Island) | 29°53′08″N 81°17′19″W / 29.88556°N 81.28861°W / 29.88556; -81.28861 (St. Augustine Light) | 1874 | 1955 | Active | First-order Fresnel | 161 161 ft (49 m) | ||
St. Johns Light | Atlantic Beach | 30°23′10″N 81°23′53″W / 30.38611°N 81.39806°W / 30.38611; -81.39806 (St. Johns Light) | 1954 | 1967 | Active | VRB-25 | 083 83 ft (25 m) | ||
St. Johns River Light | Atlantic Beach | 30°23′36.77″N 81°25′33.49″W / 30.3935472°N 81.4259694°W / 30.3935472; -81.4259694 (St. Johns River Light) | 1830 (First) 1858 (Last) | Never | 1929 | None | 081 81 ft (25 m) | ||
St. Joseph Bay Light | N/A | St. Joseph Peninsula | 29°53′N 85°23′W / 29.883°N 85.383°W / 29.883; -85.383 (St. Joseph Bay Light) | 1839 | Never | 1847B (Lens moved) | None | 050 50 ft (15 m) | |
St. Joseph Point Rear Range Light | Apalachicola (St. Joseph Bay) | 29°55′5.67″N 85°22′49.79″W / 29.9182417°N 85.3804972°W / 29.9182417; -85.3804972 (St. Joseph Point Rear Range Light) | 1902 | Never | 1960C | None | 078 78 ft (24 m) | ||
St. Marks Light (Old) | St. Marks | N/A | 1831 | Never | 1842 (Demolished) | None | 065 65 ft (20 m) | ||
St. Marks Light (New) | St. Marks | 30°04′19″N 84°10′48″W / 30.07194°N 84.18000°W / 30.07194; -84.18000 (St. Marks Light) | 1842 | 1960 | Active | Unknown | 082 82 ft (25 m) | ||
Tennessee Reef Light | Long Key | 24°44′45.88″N 80°46′56.47″W / 24.7460778°N 80.7823528°W / 24.7460778; -80.7823528 (Tennessee Reef Light) | 1933 | Always | Active | Unknown | 049 49 ft (15 m) | ||
Volusia Bar Light | Lake George | 29°12′24″N 81°34′46″W / 29.20667°N 81.57944°W / 29.20667; -81.57944 (Volusia Bar Light) | 1886 | Never | 1916 (Destroyed in 1974) | None | 034 34 ft (10 m) |
See also
- Unmanned reef lights of the Florida Keys
- List of lighthouses in the United States
- List of lighthouses in the United States by height
- Maritime history of Florida
Notes
- A.^ The first tower was built around 1737. Archival records are inconclusive as to whether the Spanish used the tower as a lighthouse. While it seems likely, not enough has been gathered to place it as a fact.
- B.^ The tower was washed away in 1851.
- C.^ In 1960, the lighthouse was replaced with a skeletal steel tower. The old structure moved multiple times as a private residence before it was returned to St. Joseph Bay in 1979. While the old light remains a private residence, its current owner has restored its former appearance with a rebuilt lantern room.
References
- ^ "Alligator Reef Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ "Amelia Island Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ "American Shoal Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ USCG 2012, pg. 9
- ^ "St. Augustine Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
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Sources
- National Park Service, "Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Florida Lighthouses". Maritime Heritage Program. Retrieved on 2010-09-28.
- U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) (2012), "Light List Vol. III, Atlantic and Gulf Coasts". U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C.
- "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Florida". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
- "Florida Lighthouse Page". Web Archive. Retrieved on 2010-09-28.
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