Active: Yes
Characteristics:
2 flashes in 5 seconds followed by a 15 second
eclipse.
Height: 145 feet, 179 steps
DayMark: Conical iron tower with black and white horizontal bands.
History: Constructed in 1848 and 1868. First Lighted: 1848; May 10,1868; July 25, 1894. In the late 1890's, it was moved to a site one mile inland because of shoreline erosion.
Lens: Original: 15-lamps with 23-inch reflectors (1848); first-order Fresnel lens (1868). Present: one DCB-224 roating searchlight. Focal Plane: 155 feet.
Construction: Builders: West Point Foundry (1868 structure) Conical brick tower (1848); conical cast-iron and brick tower (1868) contructed on brick; iron with brick lining.
Other Buildings: Oil storage house.
Coordinates:
28 27 37 N
80 32 36 WOperated by: United States Air Force
Visit Status: No Access
Facilities: None
Visitor Info:
Take a free tour of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and the Cape Canaveral
Lighthouse! The Cape Canaveral lighthouse is now
open to the public via tours through Patrick AFB Public Affairs.
The 45 Space Wing is
offering FREE tours of CCAFS the second Wednesday of each month, from 8:45
am to Noon. To get on the list for the tour, call the 45th Space Wing Public
Affairs at 321-494-5945 or 321-494-5949 a couple of weeks in advance to get
a reserved seat. REQUIREMENTS: Must be a US Citizen, have two forms of
identification, call and get a reserved seat, show up at Cape Canaveral Air
Force Station (CCAFS) not later than 8:30 am to check-in across from the
Pass and Identification building just north of the cruise lines on SR 401.
Cameras and picture taking will be authorized. Contact:
United States Air Force
Public Affairs
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Cape Canaveral, FL 32920
E-mail: mailto:George.H.Diller@nasa.gov
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