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Florida has over 30 lighthouses, some of which are well known around the country. Florida is dedicated to preservation of it's lighthouses and many are open to the public. See below for a map and listings of the light houses in Florida.


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Pensacola
Location Pensacola
Built 1856 -1858
Height 150 feet, 177 steps
Open to Public Yes
Facilities Museum, located in the Keeper's Quarters.
Characteristics White flashing every twenty seconds.

 
Cape San Blas
Location Eglin Air Force Base, Cape San Blas
Built 1885
Height 96 feet, 138 steps
Open to Public Yes
Facilities Gift shop
Characteristics White flash every twenty seconds (originally); none (currently).

 
Cape St. George
Location Originally located on Little St. George Island, re-built on St. George Island.
Built 1852, rebuilt in 2008
Height 74 feet, 92 stairs
Open to Public Yes
Facilities Gift shop and small museum.
Characteristics Flashing white every 6-seconds (1977-1994)

 
Crooked River
Location Carrabelle
Built 1895
Height 103 feet, 138 steps
Open to Public Grounds Only
Facilities Children's playground with a 40 ft. pirate ship
Characteristics Two-group flashing white, flashes every twelve and a half seconds

 
St Marks
Location St Marks
Built 1829-1830, 1842
Height 88 feet, 80 steps
Open to Public Grounds Only
Facilities None
Characteristics Occulting white light every four seconds (electric flasher)

 
Cedar Keys
Location Cedar Keys
Built 1854
Height 33 feet, 35 steps
Open to Public No
Facilities None
Characteristics Fixed white light (originally).

 
Anclote Key
Location Anclote Key
Built 1887
Height 96 feet, 138 steps
Open to Public No
Facilities None
Characteristics Flashing white every five seconds (originally).

 
Egmont Key
Location Egmont Key
Built 1857-1858
Height 76 feet, 99 steps
Open to Public Grounds, tower base open occasionally. Accessible by boat
Facilities None
Characteristics Flashing white every fifteen seconds

 
Gasparilla Island Rear Range Light
Location Gasparilla Island State Park
Built Built 1891 in Delaware.  Moved to Gasparilla Island in 1927
Height 105 feet
Open to Public No, can walk up to it
Facilities None
Characteristics Flashes every six seconds

 
Port Boca Grande Light
Location Boca Grande
Built 1890
Height 44 feet, 60 steps
Open to Public Yes
Facilities Museum, Gift Shop, handicap accessible
Characteristics Occulting white light every four seconds.

 
Sanibel Island
Location Sanibel
Built 1884
Height 112 feet, 101 steps
Open to Public Grounds Only
Facilities Museum, Gift Shop
Characteristics Flashing white twice every six seconds.

 
Dry Tortugas Loggerhead Key
Location Grounds only, access by boat or sea plane from Key West
Built 1857-58
Height 157 feet, 204 steps
Open to Public Grounds Only, Periodically opened by park rangers.
Facilities None, no handicap access, Gift Shop
Characteristics Flashing white light every twenty seconds.

 
Tortugas Harbor
Location 43 miles west of Key West
Built 1886
Height 82 feet
Open to Public Accessible by boat only
Facilities None
Characteristics Red and white flashing light (originally), Current: flashing white every 6 seconds with 1 red sector

 
Key West
Location Key West
Built 1847
Height 86 feet, 98 steps
Open to Public Yes, daily
Facilities Museum, Gift Shop, handicap accessible
Characteristics Fixed, white light.

 
Sand Key
Location Approachable by boat from Key West
Built 1852-1853
Height 112 steps
Open to Public No
Facilities None
Characteristics Two-group flashing white every 15-seconds

 
American Shoal
Location From Sugarloaf Key the lighthouse is approachable by boat and can be seen from shore.
Built 1879 - 1880
Height 124 feet
Open to Public No
Facilities None
Characteristics Three-group flashing white every 15-seconds with two red sectors

 
Sombrero Key
Location Approachable by boat from Marathon and can be seen from land at Sombrero Beach State Park
Built 1857-1858
Height 156 feet, 133 steps
Open to Public No
Facilities None
Characteristics Five-group falshing white every 60-seconds with three red sectors.

 
Alligator Reef
Location Can be viewed from Islamorada at the south end of Upper Matecumbe Key
Built 1871-1873
Height 150 feet
Open to Public No
Facilities None
Characteristics Four-group flashing white every 60-seconds with two red sectors

 
Carysfort Reef
Location Cannot be seen from land. Boats can be chartered out of Key Largo to go out to the light or from John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
Built 1852
Height 112 feet
Open to Public No
Facilities None
Characteristics Three-group flashing white every 60-seconds with three red sectors

 
Fowey Rocks
Location  
Built 1877-1878
Height 125 feet
Open to Public No
Facilities None
Characteristics Flashing white every ten seconds with two red sectors.

 
Cape Florida
Location Miami-Dade County, Cape Florida State Park
Built Built in 1825 (reconstructed in 1846) oldest standing structure in Miami-Dade County
Height 145 feet, 179 steps
Open to Public Yes
Facilities Museum, Gift Shop
Characteristics Flashing white every 5 seconds

 
Hillsboro Lighthouse
Location Hillsboro Inlet in Pompano Beach
Built 1906-1907
Height 142 feet, 175 steps
Open to Public Yes, on tour dates
Facilities Museum
Characteristics Flashing white every 20 seconds

 
Jupiter Inlet
Location Jupiter
Built 1854-1860
Height 108 feet built on a 48 foot Indian mound (midden), 105 steps
Open to Public Yes
Facilities Museum, Gift Shop
Characteristics 2 one-second flashes every 30-seconds with 2 eclipes, one for 7.7 seconds, the other 22.1

 
Cape Canaveral
Location Cape Canaveral
Built Constructed in 1848 and 1868
Height 145 feet, 179 steps
Open to Public Yes, on tour day
Facilities None
Characteristics 2 flashes in 5 seconds followed by a 15 second eclipse.

 
Ponce de Leon Inlet
Location Ponce Inlet
Built 1887
Height 175 feet, 213 steps
Open to Public Yes, daily
Facilities Museum, Gift Shop, handicap accessible
Characteristics Flashing white 6 times in 15 seconds, then a 15 second eclipse.

 
St Augustine
Location St Augustine
Built 1871, restored in 1994-95 and in 2000
Height 167 feet, 219 steps
Open to Public Yes, daily
Facilities Museum, Gift Shop, handicap accessible
Characteristics Fixed white light with a flash every 30 seconds

 
Mayport Lighthouse
Location Mayport Village, St. Johns County
Built 1954
Height 64 feet, 71 steps
Open to Public Grounds only
Facilities None
Characteristics Four white flashes in twenty seconds.

 
Amelia Island Light
Location Fernandina
Built 1838 - 39
Height 64 feet, 69 steps
Open to Public Grounds only when gate is open
Facilities None
Characteristics Flashes every 10 seconds; has red sector on the southeast

 

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