This lighthouse is located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) east of Indian Key, near the Matecumbe Keys of Florida. The station was established in 1873. It was automated in 1963 and is still operational. The lantern is black. The original lens was a first order bivalve Fresnel lens. The light characteristic is: flashing white and red, every third flash red, from SW by W 1/2 W through southward to NE 1/8 E, and from NE by E 3/4 E through northward to SW 3/8 S; flashing red throughout the intervening sectors; interval between flashes 5 seconds. It has a nominal range of 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) in the white sectors and 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) in the red sectors.
Year first lit: 1873
Automated: 1963
Foundation: iron piles
Construction: iron skeleton framework enclosing stair cylinder and square dwelling;
Tower shape: White octagonal pyramid on black skeleton tower.
Height: 136 feet (41 m) above water
Original lens: first order bivalve Fresnel lens
Range: White 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi), Red 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi)
Characteristic: Flashing (4) White 60s (2Red sectors) 0.2s fl 9.8s ec. 0.2s fl 9.8s ec. 0.2s fl 9.8s ec. 0.2s fl 29.8 sec. Red from 23° to 249° and 047° to 068°.
In order to get the correct coordinates, please choose which lighthouse this is:
A) Alligator Reef Lighthouse - N29° 21.161 W81° 49.219
B) Pacific Reef Lighthouse - N29° 21.078 W81° 47.586
C) Carysfort Reef Lighthouse - N29° 21.178 W81° 47.486
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Lighthouse Friends, Florida Lighthouses: http://www.lighthousefriends.com/fl.html
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