One of the unmanned reef lights of the Florida Keys. As they were marking local hazards, they did not need to be visible for as far as the reef lights that were erected during the 19th century. By the time these lights were erected, older lighthouses were being automated, and these new lights were designed to be automated from the start. The lights resembled the older reef lights in having a skeletal pyramidal upper structure on screw-pile foundations. They all originally had lanterns on their peaks, so that they looked like smaller versions of the older reef lights, but had no keeper's quarters.
This Light was one of the two lights to be erected in 1933 using the 1932 design. It stands in 15 feet (4.6 m) of water, and is painted black. It is the only one of the unmanned reef lights in the Florida Keys that still has its lantern.
Location: south of Long Key
Year first lit: 1933
Original lens: fourth order Fresnel lens
Characteristic: Flashing white, 0.3 seconds
In order to get the correct coordinates, please choose which lighthouse this is:
A) Charlotte Harbor Lighthouse - N29° 22.378 W81° 47.186
B) Tennessee Reef Lighthouse - N29° 20.193 W81° 46.877
C) Molasses Reef Lighthouse - N29° 22.068 W81° 47.486
To learn more about Florida Lighthouses, please visit the link below:
Lighthouse Friends, Florida Lighthouses: http://www.lighthousefriends.com/fl.html
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