Active: Yes
Characteristics: Three-group flashing white every 15-seconds with two red sectors.
Height: 124 feet
DayMark: Brown octagonal pyramidal skeletal tower enclosing white staricase and brown octagonal dwelling; screwpile foundation.
History: Constructed 1879 - 1880. First Lighted: July 15, 1880.
Lens: Original: 1st order revolving Fresnel lens (removed in 1980). Present: Vega VRB-25 revolving beacon; RACON. Focal Plane: 109 feet.
Construction: Builders: Phoenix Iron Co. Iron screwpile constructed of wrought iron.
Coordinates:
24 31 30 N
81 31 12 WOperated by: Untied States Coast Guard
Visit Status: Closed to public,
Facilities: None, no handicap access
Visitor Info: From Sugarloaf Key the lighthouse is approachable by boat and can be seen from shore. The Florida Keys Reef Lights Foundation has been formed to promote the establishment of a lighthouse museum with eventual lighthouse tours and access.
Contact:
Florida Keys Reef Lights Foundation
PO Box 504442
Marathon, FL 33050
E-mail: info@reeflights.org
Link to website:
www.reeflights.org |
