This lighthouse is located midway between Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton, in Hillsboro Beach, Florida. The light marks the northern limit of the Florida Reef, an underwater coral formation on the lower east coast of the state.
In 1901, the United States Lighthouse Establishment persuaded Congress to authorize the construction of a lighthouse in the dark area between Jupiter Inlet Light and Fowey Rocks Light. In the second half of the 20th century, this inlet became an increasingly busy waterway.
The octagonal iron pyramidal tower was built at Russel Wheel & Foundry Co in Detroit, Michigan, moved to the Hillsboro Inlet Light Station in 1906, and lit on March 7, 1907. Its second-order bivalve Fresnel lens emits a light measuring 5.5 megacandelas and is placed 136 feet (41 m) above sea level. Automated in 1974, the light acts both as a coastal navigational aide and as a support to local water traffic.
The light was relit in 2000; in 2003, the lighthouse was honored with a 37¢ U.S. postage stamp.
Year first constructed: 1907
Year first lit: 1907
Automated: 1974
Foundation: iron piling
Construction: iron
Tower shape: octagonal skeletal with cylinder
Original lens: second-order bivalve Fresnel lens
Range: 28 nautical miles (52 km; 32 mi)
Characteristic: White, Flashing every 20 seconds
In order to get the correct coordinates, please choose which lighthouse this is:
A) Sand Key Lighthouse - N29° 21.768 W81° 47.386
B) Cape Florida Lighthouse - N29° 21.478 W81° 47.186
C) Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse - N29° 20.909 W81° 47.392
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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