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Historic Lighthouses and Light Stations in Florida
The year in parentheses refers to the year in which the light was first lit in the existing tower.
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Alligator Reef Light (1873)
Location: 4 miles east of Indian Key
Amelia Island Light (1820)
Location: Entrance to St. Mary's River
American Shoal Light (1880)
Location: Florida Keys
Anclote Key Light (1887)
Location: Anclote Key at Anclote River mouth
Cape Canaveral Light (1868)
Location: Cape Canaveral, 1 mile from shore
Cape Florida Light (1846)
Location: Southernmost point on Key Biscayne
Cape San Blas Light (1885)
Location: Cape San Blas
Cape St. George Light (1852)
Location: Little St. George Island/Gulf of Mexico
Carysfort Reef Light (1852)
Location: Carysfort Reef/Florida Keys
Cedar Keys (Seahorse Key) Light (1854)
Location: Seahorse Key/Gulf of Mexico
Crooked River (Carrabelle) Light (1895)
Location: Crooked River
Dry Tortugas (Loggerhead Key) Light (1858)
Location: Loggerhead Key/Dry Tortugas Islands
Dry Tortugas National Park
Egmont Key Light (1858)
Location: Tampa Bay across from Fort De Soto
Fowey Rocks Light (1878)
Location: Off Key Biscayne
Biscayne National Park
Gasparilla Island (Boca Grande) Lights (1890)
Location: Gasparilla Island/Gulf of Mexico
Hillsboro Inlet Light (1907)
Location: North side of Hillsboro Inlet
Jupiter Inlet Light (1860)
Location: Loxahatchee & Indian Rivers junction
Key West Light (1846)
Location: Whitehead's Point
Pensacola Light (1859)
Location: Entrance to Pensacola Bay
Ponce de Leon (Mosquito) Inlet Light (1887)
Location: South of Daytona Beach
Sand Key Light (1853)
Location: 7 miles southwest of Key West/Florida Keys
Sanibel Island Light (1884)
Location: Point Ybel, Sanibel Island
Sombrero Key Light (1858)
Location: Near Marathon Key in Florida Keys
St. Augustine Light (1874)
Location: Anastasia Island
St. John's River (Mayport) Light (1859)
Location: Entrance to St. John's River
St. Joseph Point Range Rear Light (1902)
Location: Relocated from Port St. Joe/St. Joseph Bay
St. Marks (Range Rear) Light (1842)
Location: Apalachee Bay/St. Marks River
Tortugas Harbor (Fort Jefferson) Light (1876)
Location: Garden Key/Dry Tortugas Islands
Dry Tortugas National Park
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