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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.

 

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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