This Light is the first lighthouse on Florida's Gulf coast north of Key West and the Dry Tortugas. It is located on the eastern tip of Sanibel Island, and was built to mark the entrance to San Carlos Bay for ships calling at the port of Punta Rassa, across San Carlos Bay from Sanibel Island. The grounds are open to the public, but the lighthouse itself is not.
Location: East end of Sanibel Island
Year first lit: 1884
Automated: 1949
Foundation: iron pile
Construction: iron
Tower shape: Square, pyramidal, skeleton, iron framework, inclosing stair-cylinder and surmounted by lantern
Height: 98 feet (30 m) feet (102 feet (31 m) above sea level)
Original lens: third order Fresnel lens
Characteristic: 1901: fixed white varied by a white flash every 2 minutes; 1933: two grouped white flashes every 10 seconds
In order to get the correct coordinates, please choose which lighthouse this is:
A) Garden Key Lighthouse - N29° 21.378 W81° 47.186
B) Sanibel Island Lighthouse - N29° 20.566 W81° 47.005
C) St. Joseph Point - N29° 22.168 W81° 47.086
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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