List of lighthouses in Florida

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

List

Name	Image	Location	Coordinates	Year first lit	Year deactivated	Height above water	Additional Description
Alligator Reef Light		East of Indian Key near the Upper and Lower Matecumbe Keys	24°51′6″N 80°37′6″W / 24.85167°N 80.61833°W	1873	Active	136 ft (41.4 m)
Amelia Island Light		N end of Amelia Island, at the mouth of St. Mary's River	30°40′23.46″N 81°26′32.8″W / 30.6731833°N 81.442444°W	1838	Active	107 ft (32.6 m)	Oldest existing active lighthouse in Florida
Amelia Island North Range Light		At the mouth of St. Mary's River	30°42′09″N 81°26′26″W / 30.70250°N 81.44056°W	1872	1899	30 ft (9.1 m)	Nonextant
American Shoal Light		East of the Saddlebunch Keys, close to Looe Key	24°31′30″N 81°31′12″W / 24.52500°N 81.52000°W	1880	Active	109 ft (33.2 m)
Anclote Keys Light		Anclote Key at the mouth of Anclote River near Tarpon Springs, Florida	28°10′01.11″N 82°50′40.74″W / 28.1669750°N 82.8446500°W	1887	Active	110 ft (33.5 m)	Inactive from 1984 to 2003
Cape Canaveral Light (1)		north of Launch Complex 46 inside the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station	28°27′36.8″N 80°31′37.9″W / 28.460222°N 80.527194°W	1848	1868	60 ft (18.3 m)	Located next to its replacement, the 1868 Cape Canaveral lighthouse; destroyed in 1893 for used as foundation material when the 1868 tower was relocated
Cape Canaveral Light (2)		1 mile (1.6 km) inland from Cape Canaveral, inside the Air Force Station	28°27′37.26″N 80°32′36.42″W / 28.4603500°N 80.5434500°W	1868	Active	137 ft (41.8 m)	The tower is 151 feet (46 m) tall.
Cape Florida Light (1)		Cape Florida, south of Key Biscayne	25°39′59.72″N 80°09′21.47″W / 25.6665889°N 80.1559639°W	1825	1836	65 ft (19.8 m)	Burned down during a Seminole attack
Cape Florida Light (2)		Cape Florida, South of Key Biscayne	25°39′59.72″N 80°09′21.47″W / 25.6665889°N 80.1559639°W	1847	Active	95 ft (29.0 m)	Third oldest existing active lighthouse in Florida; Inactive from 1878 to 1978
Cape San Blas Light		On Cape San Blas, southwest of Port St. Joe	29°40′16.41″N 85°21′22.72″W / 29.6712250°N 85.3563111°W	1885	Active	101 ft (30.8 m)
Cape St. George Light (1)		Little St. George Island, Apalachicola Bay	29°35′15.2″N 85°02′49.32″W / 29.587556°N 85.0470333°W	1852	2005	72 ft (21.9 m)	Tower collapsed in 2005 and was reconstructed in St. George Island
Cape St. George Light (2)		St. George Island, Apalachicola Bay	29°39′46.1″N 84°51′45.2″W / 29.662806°N 84.862556°W	2008	Active	72 ft (21.9 m)	Inactive 2005 to 2008
Carysfort Reef Light		6 miles (9.7 km) East of Key Largo	25°13′18″N 80°12′42″W / 25.22167°N 80.21167°W	1852	Active	100 ft (30.5 m)	Oldest existing screw-pile lighthouse still in service in the United States
Cedar Key Light		On Seahorse Key across the harbor from Cedar Key, Florida	29°05′47.33″N 83°03′55″W / 29.0964806°N 83.06528°W	1854	1915	75 ft (22.9 m)	Now serves as a Marine Laboratory for the University of Florida
Charlotte Harbor Light		On Charlotte Harbor in Punta Gorda, FL	26°45′35″N 82°06′29″W / 26.75972°N 82.10806°W	1890	1943	36 ft (11.0 m)	Demolished in 1943; Iron pilings removed in 1915
Cosgrove Shoal Light (1)		10 miles (16 km) WSW of Key West S of Marquesas Keys	24°27′28.44″N 82°11′6.16″W / 24.4579000°N 82.1850444°W	1935	Unknown	49 ft (14.9 m)	[1]
Cosgrove Shoal Light (2)		10 miles (16 km) WSW of Key West S of Marquesas Keys	24°27′28.44″N 82°11′6.16″W / 24.4579000°N 82.1850444°W	Unknown	Active	54 ft (16.5 m)	[2]
Crooked River Light		Dog Island off Carrabelle	29°49′39″N 84°42′04″W / 29.82750°N 84.70111°W	1895	Active	115 ft (35.0 m)
Dames Point Light		On the shoals off Dames Point on St. Johns River near Jacksonville, Florida	30°23′00″N 81°33′16″W / 30.38333°N 81.55444°W	1872	1893	35 ft (10.7 m)	No remnants of the screw-pile lighthouse
Dog Island Light		Western tip of Dog Island south of Carrabelle, Florida	29°47′N 84°40′W / 29.783°N 84.667°W	1851	1872	70 ft (21.3 m)	Nonextant, destroyed by a hurricane in 1873; replaced by the Crooked River Light
Dry Tortugas Light		Loggerhead Key, Dry Tortugas 3 mi (4.8 km) W of Fort Jefferson	24°38′00″N 82°55′12″W / 24.63333°N 82.92000°W	1858	Active	151 ft (46.0 m)	The third tallest lighthouse tower in Florida at 157 ft (48 m)
Egmont Key Light (2)		North end of Egmont Key, at the entrance to Tampa Bay	27°36′03″N 82°45′39″W / 27.60083°N 82.76083°W	1858	Active	85 ft (25.9 m)	Lantern was removed in 1944
Fowey Rocks Light		7 miles (11 km) SE of Cape Florida on Key Biscayne	25°35′26.25″N 80°05′48.24″W / 25.5906250°N 80.0967333°W	1878	Active	110 ft (33.5 m)
Garden Key Light		On top of Fort Jefferson at Dry Tortugas National Park	24°37′41″N 82°52′20″W / 24.62806°N 82.87222°W	1877	Active	70 ft (21.3 m)	Operates as a private aid
Gasparilla Island Light		South of Gasparilla Island, on the Boca Grande Pass	26°43′02″N 82°15′39″W / 26.71722°N 82.26083°W	1932	Active	105 ft (32.0 m)
Hen and Chickens Shoal Light		2 mi (3.2 km) southeast of Plantation Key	24°55′58.69″N 80°32′55.36″W / 24.9329694°N 80.5487111°W	1929	Active	35 ft (10.7 m)
Hillsboro Inlet Light		North of Hillsboro Inlet, near Hillsboro Beach	26°15′33″N 80°04′51″W / 26.25917°N 80.08083°W	1907	Active	136 ft (41.4 m)
Jupiter Inlet Light		North of Jupiter Inlet in Jupiter, Florida	26°56′55″N 80°04′55″W / 26.94861°N 80.08194°W	1860	Active	146 ft (44.5 m)	The height of the tower is 108 ft (33 m).
Key West Light		On Whitehead St., downtown Key West	24°33′2.16″N 81°48′2.52″W / 24.5506000°N 81.8007000°W	1849	1969	91 ft (27.7 m)	Operates as a museum
Molasses Reef Light		8 miles (13 km) SE of Key Largo	25°00′42.66″N 80°22′35.31″W / 25.0118500°N 80.3764750°W	1921	Active[3]	45 ft (13.7 m)	Also operates as an Automatic weather station
Northwest Passage Light		Entrance to the northwest channel to the Key West Harbor.	24°37′8.31″N 81°53′56.71″W / 24.6189750°N 81.8990861°W	1855	1971	47 ft (14.3 m)	The wooden structure burned down in 1971; only the iron pilings remain
Pacific Reef Light		3 miles (4.8 km) SE of Elliott Key	25°22′15.55″N 80°08′31.41″W / 25.3709861°N 80.1420583°W	1921	Active	44 ft (13.7 m)
Pensacola Light		Entrance to Pensacola Bay, Pensacola	30°20′47″N 87°18′29″W / 30.34639°N 87.30806°W	1858	Active	191 ft (58.2 m)	Tower height is 150 ft (46 m).
Ponce de Leon Inlet Light		Ponce Inlet, Florida, south of Daytona Beach	29°04′49″N 80°55′41″W / 29.08028°N 80.92806°W	1887	Active	159 ft (48.4 m)	The tallest lighthouse tower in Florida at 175.0 ft (53.3 m);[4] the third tallest tower in the United States
Port Boca Grande Light		Southern tip of Gasparilla Island in Boca Grande, Florida	26°43′02″N 82°15′39″W / 26.71722°N 82.26083°W	1890	Active	41 ft (12.5 m)	Inactive from 1966 to 1986; also a museum
Pulaski Shoal Light (1)		30 miles (48 km) NW of Key West, north of the Dry Tortugas	24°41′36.02″N 82°46′22.79″W / 24.6933389°N 82.7729972°W	1935	Unknown	49 ft (14.9 m)	Nonextant
Pulaski Shoal Light (2)		30 miles (48 km) NW of Key West, north of the Dry Tortugas	24°41′36.02″N 82°46′22.79″W / 24.6933389°N 82.7729972°W	Unknown	Active	56 ft (17.1 m)	[5]
Rebecca Shoal Light (1)		10 miles (16 km) W of the Marquesas Keys	24°34′42″N 82°35′06″W / 24.57833°N 82.58500°W	1886	1953	66 ft (20.1 m)	The original lantern was mounted to a private lighthouse in Key Largo, Florida.
Rebecca Shoal Light (4)		10 miles (16 km) W of the Marquesas Keys	24°34′44.48″N 82°35′6.78″W / 24.5790222°N 82.5852167°W	2004	Active	66 ft (20.1 m)	[6]
Sand Key Light		8 miles (13 km) miles SW of Key West, adjacent to the Southwest Channel	24°27′14.18″N 81°52′39.02″W / 24.4539389°N 81.8775056°W	1853	Active	109 ft (33.2 m)
Sanibel Island Light		E end of Sanibel Island	26°27′10.51″N 82°00′51.32″W / 26.4529194°N 82.0142556°W	1885	Active	98 ft (29.9 m)
Smith Shoal Light (1)		11 miles (18 km) NNW of Key West	24°43′5.82″N 81°55′17.54″W / 24.7182833°N 81.9215389°W	1933	Unknown	49 ft (14.9 m)
Smith Shoal Light (2)		11 miles (18 km) NNW of Key West	24°43′5.82″N 81°55′17.54″W / 24.7182833°N 81.9215389°W	Unknown	Active	54 ft (16.5 m)	[5]
Sombrero Key Light		Near Key Vaca in Marathon	24°37′40.46″N 81°06′41.78″W / 24.6279056°N 81.1116056°W	1858	Active	142 ft (43.3 m)	Highest light from a screw-pile lighthouse in Florida
St. Augustine Light (1)		Anastasia Island, St. Augustine	Unknown	1737	1874	52 ft (15.8 m)	Destroyed by the ocean in 1880; tower ruins can still be seen during low tide
St. Augustine Light (2)		N Anastasia Island, St. Augustine	29°53′08″N 81°17′19″W / 29.88556°N 81.28861°W	1874	Active	161 ft (49.1 m)	Second tallest lighthouse tower in Florida at 165 ft (50 m)
St. Johns Light		0.75 miles (1.21 km) S of the mouth of the St. Johns River Naval Station Mayport near Jacksonville	30°23′10″N 81°23′53″W / 30.38611°N 81.39806°W	1954	Active	83 ft (25.3 m)	Constructed to replace a lightship; Never had a traditional lantern
St. Johns River Light		Near the mouth of St. Johns River inside Naval Station Mayport	30°23′36.77″N 81°25′33.49″W / 30.3935472°N 81.4259694°W	1859	1929	81 ft (24.7 m)	Replaced by a lightship in 1929
St. Joseph Bay Light		On St. Joseph Point at the end of St. Joseph Peninsula	29°53′N 85°23′W / 29.883°N 85.383°W	1839	1847	50 ft (15.2 m)	Lighthouse lantern was moved to the new Cape San Blas Light in 1847; tower was washed away in 1851
St. Joseph Point Rear Range Light		Entrance to St. Joseph Bay, on Beacon Hill (mainland)	29°55′5.67″N 85°22′49.79″W / 29.9182417°N 85.3804972°W	1902	1960	78 ft (23.8 m)	Replaced with a skeletal steel tower in 1960; the old lighthouse was moved and is now a private residence
St. Marks Light (1)		On mouth of St. Marks River, St. Marks on Apalachee Bay	Unknown	1831	1842	65 ft (19.2 m)	Demolished and moved to a new location
St. Marks Light (2)		On mouth of St. Marks River, St. Marks on Apalachee Bay	30°04′19″N 84°10′48″W / 30.07194°N 84.18000°W	1842	Active	82 ft (25.0 m)	Second oldest existing active lighthouse in Florida
Tennessee Reef Light		S of Long Key, in the middle Florida Keys	24°44′45.88″N 80°46′56.47″W / 24.7460778°N 80.7823528°W	1933	Active	49 ft (14.9 m)
Volusia Bar Light		Entrance to St. Johns River on the S side of Lake George, Florida	29°12′24″N 81°34′46″W / 29.20667°N 81.57944°W	1886	1916	34 ft (10.4 m)	The building was burned down by vandals in 1974; some cast iron foundation piles remain.

See also

• List of operating lighthouses in Florida
• List of lighthouses in the United States
• List of lighthouses in the United States by height
• Maritime_history_of_Florida

References

1. U.S. Coast Guard. Florida Historic Light Station Information & Photography. United States Coast Guard Website. Retrieved on 2012-10-30.
2. USCG 2012, pg. 13
3. USCG 2012, pg. 9
4. "Home". Ponce de Leon Lighthouse & Museum. Retrieved on 2012-10-29.
5. USCG 2012, pg. 14
6. USCG 2012, pg. 13

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.
• "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Florida". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
• "Florida Lighthouse Page". Web Archive. Retrieved on 2010-09-28.