List of lighthouses in Florida explained

This is a list of existing and past lighthouses in the state of Florida in the United States.

Name	Image	Location	Coordinates	Year first lit	Automated	Year deactivated	Current lens	Focal height	Notes
Alligator Reef Light		Islamorada	24.8517°N -80.6183°W	1873	1963	2015[1] (Replaced)	VRB-25	136 136feet
Amelia Island Light		Fernandina Beach (Amelia Island)	30.6732°N -81.4424°W	1838	1970[2]	Active	Unknown	107 107feet
Amelia Island North Range Light		St. Mary's River (Mouth)	30.7025°N -81.4406°W	1858 (First) 1872 (Last)	Never	1899	None	030 30feet	Destroyed by 1924 Cuba hurricane
American Shoal Light		Saddlebunch Keys	24.525°N -81.52°W	1880	1963	2015[3] (Replaced)	VRB-25	109 109feet
Anclote Keys Light		Tarpon Springs (Anclote Key)	28.167°N -82.8447°W	1887	1952	Active (Inactive: 1984–2003)	Fourth-order Fresnel (Replica)	110 110feet
Cape Canaveral Light (Old)		Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Space Force Station)	28.4602°N -80.5272°W	1848	Never	1868 (Demolished in 1893)	None	060 60feet
Cape Canaveral Light (New)		Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Space Force Station)	28.4604°N -80.5435°W	1868	1960	Active	DCB-224	137 137feet
Cape Florida Light		Cape Florida	25.6666°N -80.156°W	1825 (First) 1847 (Current)	1978	Active (Inactive: 1878–1978)	300mm	095 95feet
Cape San Blas Light		Cape San Blas	29.6712°N -85.3563°W	1848 (First) 1885 (Current)	1981	1996	None	101 101feet
Cape St. George Light (Old)		Cape St. George Island (Apalachicola Bay)	29.5876°N -85.047°W	1852	1949	2005 (Collapsed)	None	072 72feet
Cape St. George Light (New)		Cape St. George Island (Apalachicola Bay)	29.6628°N -84.8626°W	2008 (Replica)	Always	Active	Third-order Fresnel (Replica)	072 72feet
Carysfort Reef Light		Key Largo (Carysfort Reef)	25.2217°N -80.2117°W	1852	1962	2014	None	100 100feet
Cedar Key Light		Cedar Key	29.0965°N -83.0653°W	1854	Never	1915	None	075 75feet
Charlotte Harbor Light		Punta Gorda	26.7597°N -82.1081°W	1890	1918	1943 (Demolished)	None	036 36feet
Cosgrove Shoal Light	N/A	Marquesas Keys	24.4579°N -82.185°W	1935	Always	Active	200mm	054 54feet
Crooked River Light		Carrabelle (Dog Island)	29.8275°N -84.7011°W	1895	1952	Active (Inactive: 1995–2007)	Fourth-order Fresnel (Replica)	115 115feet
Dames Point Light	N/A	Jacksonville	30.3833°N -81.5544°W	1872	Never	1893 (Destroyed in 1913)	None	035 35feet
Dog Island Light		Carrabelle (Dog Island)	29.7833°N -124°W	1839 (First) 1872 (Last)	Never	1873 (Destroyed and replaced)	None	070 70feet
Dry Tortugas Light		Loggerhead Key (Dry Tortugas)	24.6333°N -82.92°W	1858	1988	Active	VRB-25	151 151feet
Egmont Key Light		St. Petersburg (Tampa Bay)	27.6008°N -82.7608°W	1848 (First) 1858 (Current)	1990	Active	DCB-24	085 85feet
Fowey Rocks Light		Key Biscayne	25.5906°N -80.0967°W	1878	1975	Active	VRB-25	110 110feet
Garden Key Light		Fort Jefferson (Dry Tortugas National Park)	24.6281°N -82.8722°W	1826 (First) 1877 (Current)	1912	1924	Decorative	070 70feet
Gasparilla Island Light		Boca Grande	26.7172°N -82.2608°W	1932	1956	1966	None	105 105feet
Hen and Chickens Shoal Light	N/A	Plantation Key	24.933°N -80.5487°W	1929	Always	Active	Acetylene	035 35feet
Hillsboro Inlet Light		Hillsboro Beach (Hillsboro Inlet)	26.2592°N -80.0808°W	1907	1974	Active	Second-order Fresnel	136 136feet
Jupiter Inlet Light		Jupiter	26.9486°N -80.0819°W	1860	1928	Active	First-order Fresnel	146 146feet
Key West Light		Key West	24.5506°N -81.8007°W	1826 (First) 1849 (Current)	1915	1969 (Now a museum)	None	091 91feet
Molasses Reef Light		Key Largo (Molasses Reef)	25.0119°N -80.3765°W	1921	Always	Active[4]	Unknown	045 45feet
Northwest Passage Light		Key West	24.619°N -81.8991°W	1855 (First) 1879 (Last)	1911	1971 (Destroyed)	None	047 47feet
Pacific Reef Light		Elliott Key	25.371°N -80.1421°W	1921	Always	Active	Unknown	044 44feet
Pensacola Light		Pensacola (Pensacola Bay)	30.3464°N -87.3081°W	1824 (First) 1859 (Current)	1965	Active	First-order Fresnel	191 191feet
Ponce de Leon Inlet Light		Ponce Inlet	29.0803°N -80.9281°W	1887	1953	Active (Inactive: 1970–1982)	Third-order Fresnel	159 159feet
Port Boca Grande Light		Boca Grande (Gasparilla Island)	26.7172°N -82.2608°W	1890	1956	Active (Inactive: 1966–1986)	377mm	041 41feet
Pulaski Shoal Light		Key West	24.6933°N -82.773°W	1935 (First) Unknown (Current)	Always	Active	Unknown	049 49feet
Rebecca Shoal Light		Marquesas Keys	24.5783°N -82.585°W	1886	1926	1953 (Demolished)	None	066 66feet
Sand Key Light		Key West	24.4539°N -81.8775°W	1827 (First) 1853 (Current)	1941	2014 (Replaced)	VRB-25	109 109feet
Sanibel Island Light		Sanibel	26.4529°N -82.0143°W	1884	1949	Active	190mm	098 98feet
Smith Shoal Light	N/A	Key West	24.7183°N -81.9215°W	1933 (First) Unknown (Current)	Always	Active	Unknown	049 49feet
Sombrero Key Light		Marathon	24.6279°N -81.1116°W	1858	1960	2015 (Replaced)	None	142 142feet
St. Augustine Light (Old)		St. Augustine (Anastasia Island)	N/A	1824[5]	Never	1874 (Destroyed in 1880)	None	052 52feet
St. Augustine Light (New)		St. Augustine (Anastasia Island)	29.8856°N -81.2886°W	1874	1955	Active	First-order Fresnel	161 161feet
St. Johns Light		Atlantic Beach	30.3861°N -81.3981°W	1954	1967	Active	VRB-25	083 83feet
St. Johns River Light		Atlantic Beach	30.3935°N -81.426°W	1830 (First) 1858 (Last)	Never	1929	None	081 81feet
St. Joseph Bay Light	N/A	St. Joseph Peninsula	29.8833°N -108°W	1839	Never	1847 (Lens moved)	None	050 50feet
St. Joseph Point Rear Range Light		Apalachicola (St. Joseph Bay)	29.9182°N -85.3805°W	1902	Never	1960	None	078 78feet
St. Marks Light (Old)		St. Marks	N/A	1831	Never	1842 (Demolished)	None	065 65feet
St. Marks Light (New)		St. Marks	30.0719°N -84.18°W	1842	1960	Active	Unknown	082 82feet
Tennessee Reef Light		Long Key	24.7461°N -80.7824°W	1933	Always	Active	Unknown	049 49feet
Volusia Bar Light		Lake George	29.2067°N -81.5794°W	1886	Never	1916 (Destroyed in 1974)	None	034 34feet

See also

• Unmanned reef lights of the Florida Keys
• List of lighthouses in the United States
• List of lighthouses in the United States by height
• Maritime history of Florida

Notes

A. The first tower was built around 1737. Archival records are inconclusive as to whether the Spanish used the tower as a lighthouse. While it seems likely, not enough has been gathered to place it as a fact.

B. The tower was washed away in 1851.

C. In 1960, the lighthouse was replaced with a skeletal steel tower. The old structure moved multiple times as a private residence before it was returned to St. Joseph Bay in 1979. While the old light remains a private residence, its current owner has restored its former appearance with a rebuilt lantern room.

Sources

• National Park Service, "Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Florida Lighthouses". Maritime Heritage Program. Retrieved on 2010-09-28.
• U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) (2012), "Light List Vol. III, Atlantic and Gulf Coasts". U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C.
• 2010-09-28.
• "Florida Lighthouse Page". Web Archive. Retrieved on 2010-09-28.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alligator Reef Lighthouse. Lighthouse Friends. October 11, 2017.
2. Web site: Amelia Island Lighthouse. Lighthouse Friends. October 11, 2017.
3. Web site: American Shoal Lighthouse. Lighthouse Friends. October 11, 2017.
4. USCG 2012, pg. 9
5. Web site: St. Augustine Lighthouse. Lighthouse Friends. October 12, 2017.