This lighthouse was built in 1887 on Anclote Key, the largest of the Anclote Keys. It is a skeletal square pyramidal tower, painted brown, with a black lantern.After the lighthouse was automated in 1952 the tower and other buildings at the site were often vandalized, interfering with the operation of the light. The Coast Guard determined that the light was no longer needed and deactivated in 1984. The site was eventually turned over to the State of Florida and added to the State Park and is accessible only by boat. As of 2003 the lighthouse has been restored and relit using a reproduction fourth-order Fresnel lens. This key is only accessible by boat.
Year first lit: 1887
Automated: 1952
Deactivated: 1984, reactivated 2003
Foundation: pilings
Construction: cast iron
Tower shape: brown skeletal tower with central cylinder and black lantern
Height: 110 feet (34 m)
Original lens: third-order Fresnel lens
Current lens: fourth-order Fresnel lens (reproduction)
Range: 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi)
Characteristic: White, Flashing group of 4, every 30 sec
In order to get the correct coordinates, please choose which lighthouse this is:
A) Anclote Key Lighthouse - N29° 20.463 W81° 48.139
B) Sombrero Key Lighthouse - N29° 22.168 W81° 47.486
C) Dog Island Lighthouse - N29° 22.378 W81° 47.286
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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