Active: Yes
Characteristics: Occulting white light every four seconds.
Height: 44 feet, 60 steps
DayMark: White frame dwelling with green shutters and a black lantern tower
History: Built 1890. First Lighted December 31, 1890. Deactivated 1966-1986. On National Register Listing.
Lens: Original: third-and-a-half-order revolving Fresnel lens. Present: 300mm drum lens. Focal Plane: 41 feet.
Construction: Architect and Builder unknown. House-style lighthouse on iron pilings constructed of wood and iron.
Other Buildings: Assistant keeper's house, two cistern, generator shed, replica boardwalk.
Coordinates:
26 43 02 N
82 15 39 WOperated by: Florida State Park Service
Location: Barrier Islands Geo Park
Visit Status: Open to Public
Days Open: Wednesday through Sunday
Facilities: Museum, Gift Shop, handicap accessible
Hours Open: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Visitor Info: Closed during month of August. Grounds open with access through Barrier Islands Geo Park. A new museum in the lighthouse was opened on March 12, 1999.
Admission: $3.50 toll to get on Island plus $2.00 parking fee.
Contact:
Boca Grande Lighthouse Museum
Sharon McKenzie, Museum Director
P.O. Box 637
Boca Grande, FL 33921
E-mail: info@barrierislandparkssociety.org
www.barrierislandparkssociety.org/lighthouse.html |
