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Lighthouses of the United States: Western Florida
Most of the U.S. state of
occupies a long peninsula separating
the Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of M the state's western &panhandle&
extends westward along the Gulf coast. As a result, Florida has by
far the longest coastline of any state of the eastern U.S. Nearly all
of the coast is low and sandy, broken occasionally by narrow inlets.
For visibility at a distance, the Florida coast requires tall lighthouses.
Florida has about three dozen lighthouses, including several of the country's
most famous light towers. The Florida Lighthouse Association (FLA) works
for preservation of all the light stations. Nearly all the onshore stations
are now supported by local lighthouse societies. Efforts of FLA and local
associations have led to restoration projects undertaken or planned at
most of the onshore lighthouses. Few states have worked as hard on lighthouse
preservation as Florida in recent years.
This page covers lighthouses of Florida's west coast, facing the Gulf
of Mexico. There's another page for the .
Navigational aids in the United States are operated by the , but ownership (and sometimes operation) of historic lighthouses has been transferred to local authorities and preservation organizations in many cases. Florida Peninsula lights are the responsibility of the Coast Guard's
based in M those west of the Appalachicola River (from Carrabelle westward) are the responsibility of the , based in New Orleans.
ARLHS numbers are from the . Admiralty numbers are from volume J of the
Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. USCG numbers are from
Volume III of the U.S. Coast Guard Light List for lights of the
peninsula and from Volume IV for lights of the state's western panhandle.
General Sources
The association works
for the preservation of lighthouses
throughout the state and has encouraged the formation of a number of
local preservation societies. The web site includes a
with information on all the lights.
Excellent photos and visitor accounts for most of the lighthouses,
posted by Kraig Anderson.
Photos by various photographers available from Wikimedia.
Aerial photos posted .
Photos by various photographers posted by Alexander Trabas.
A large portfolio of photos by Rosalie Beasley.
Information and historic photos posted by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Photos and information from Stephen Wilmoth's &Beach Bum&
A site posted by the Florida Division of Historical R it
has photos and brief accounts for all the lighthouses of the state,
with visitor information.
This site by Bill Britten, of the University of Tennesee, has some
outstanding photos.
A nice site by Bryan Penberthy, with photos of many of the lighthouses
including some of the offshore lights.
Historic postcard images posted by Klaus Huelse.
Nautical charts for the coast can be viewed online.
The USCG Light List can be downloaded in pdf format.
Crooked River Light, Carrabelle, March 2008
Wikimedia Creative Commons
Sanibel Island Light, Sanibel, April 2012
Flickr Creative Commons
by Pete Markham
Collier County Lighthouse
1884. A focal plane 98 ft (30 m); two white flashes every 6 s. 102
ft (31 m) square
with central cylinder, Tidelands 300 mm lens (1965). The two 1-story
square West Indian wood keeper's houses formerly provided housing for city employees,
but currently they are being used for storage. A 3rd order Fresnel lens similar to the
original lens is on display at the , along with a
installed in 1962. Pete Markham's photo is above right, Carol Vinzant has a good 2011 , Wikimedia has numerous , Trabas has a
by Michael Boucher, the Coast Guard has a
taken in 1933, Lighthouse Digest has Jeremy D'Entremont's 2001 article on the
of the light station, and Google has a
and a . This lighthouse was the first of a class of skeletal lighthouses
built in many parts of the country. The light station property was transferred to the Bureau of Land Management in 2000 and leased to the City of Sanibel. In early
2008, the city and the Sanibel Historic Committee were anticipating ownership
of the lighthouse and planning its restoration. After several delays, the
transfer of ownership was finally completed in April 2010. In 2013 the city restored and repainted the exterior of the lighthouse.
Located at the end of Periwinkle Way at Point Ybel on the
of Sanibel Island. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: . ARLHS USA-734; Admiralty J3086; USCG 3-1245.
Lee County Lighthouses
1890. Reactivated (inactive ); focal plane 41 white
light occulted every 4 s. 44 ft (13.5 m) square cylindrical tower
and lantern centered on the roof of a square wood West Indian keeper's
house (very similar to the Sanibel Island and Key West keeper's houses);
5th order drum-style Fresnel lens. Lighthouse painted white. A photo
is at right, Wikimedia has additional , Trabas has a , the Coast Guard has a , Huelse has a historic , and Google has a
and a . The building was critically endangered by abandonment and
beach erosion when Lee County took title to it in 1972. The lighthouse was
in 1985-86 by the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association. The building was opened as a museum, and the light was reactivated on 21 November 1986. The light station is now managed by the . The assistant keeper's house,
identical except for the lantern, is a park ranger residence. The
light station survived a nearly direct hit from Hurricane Charley
on August 13, 2004; the catwalk and two cedar cisterns were destroyed.
The lighthouse was closed in the summer of 2012 for re it reopened in September. In 2017 the state legislature approved a grant of $89,435 for needed repairs to the lighthouse. Located at the southern end of Gasparilla Island in
(entry fee), accessible by toll road from the
mainland. S lighthouse open daily November through May and
Wednesday through Sunday in June, July, September and O closed in August and on major holidays. Owner: State of Florida.
Site manager: . ARLHS USA-910; Admiralty J3110; USCG
Boca Grande Light, Gasparilla Island, October 2010
Wikimedia Creative
1881 (relocated here in 1927 but not lit until 1932). Inactive since 2017.
100 ft (30.5 m) hexagonal
tower with central cylinder, Tidelands 250 mm lens. Trabas
has a good ,
Bryan Penberthy also has a good ,
the Coast Guard has a , and Google has a
and a . This tower was built in 1881 as the Delaware Breakwater Range Rear
light at Lewes, ; disassembled in 1921, it was
rebuilt in Florida in 1927. Not manned separately in Florida, it was maintained
by keepers from the older Port Boca Grande station. In 2003, the front range
light was discontinued and this lighthouse was officially renamed the Gasparilla
Island Light, the name the Port Boca Grande lighthouse had prior to its deactivation
in 1966. In 2004 the Coast Guard announced plans to deactivate the light,
but scrapped them after public protests. The tower is in poor condition. In 2016 the Coast Guard leased the property to the Barrier Islands Parks Society for maintenance and restoration. The Society estimates that nearly $1.8 million will be required fo as of April 2016 it had raised $400,000. There is a
for the restoration project. Note: the status of the light is uncertain. It was extinguished in the fall of 2016 for the benefit of nesting sea turtles in the area. It was to be reactivated in November 2016, but in January a USCG notice to mariners listed it as deactivated. It's not clear if the light will be restored. In 2017 the Society opened the lighthouse for climbing for the first time. Located
on Gulf Boulevard at Wheeler Road on Gasparilla Island, north of the 1890
lighthouse. Site open (area entry fee), tower
once a month (reservations required). Owner: U.S. Coast Guard, leased to .
Site manager:
(). ARLHS USA-066; ex-Admiralty J3100.1; ex-USCG 3-1310.
Manatee County Lighthouses
is a cargo port
on the southeastern shore of Tampa Bay, in northern Manatee County about 8
miles (13 km) north of Bradenton.
Port Manatee Inbound Range Front
Date unknown. A focal plane 142 ft (43 m); quick-flashing green light
at night, continuous white light in the daytime, visible only on the range
line. Approx. 138 ft (42 m) triangular skeletal tower, painted with red and
white horizontal bands. Trabas has a ,
and Google has a . Located in the center of Port Manatee. Site and tower closed. Admiralty
J3157; USCG 3-22505.
Port Manatee Inbound Range Rear
Date unknown. A focal plane 196 ft (60 m); green light 3 s on, 3 s
off at night, continuous white light in the daytime, visible only on the range
line. Approx. 187 ft (57 m) triangular skeletal tower, painted with red and
white horizontal bands. Trabas has a ,
Beasley has a , and
Google has a . Located 2300 ft (700 m) east southeast of the front light. Site
and tower closed. Admiralty J3157.01; USCG 3-22510.
Hillsborough County (Tampa Area) Lighthouses
Big Bend East Range Front
Date unknown. Active (privately maintained); focal plane about 100 ft (30
m); quick-flashing red light. Approx. 100 ft (30 m) square skeletal tower.
The tower also carries a rectangular daymark painted red with a white vertical
stripe. Trabas has a ,
Beasley has a , and
Google has a . This range guides vessels to the docks of the , which
ships phosphate, fertilizer, and other agricultural products. Located adjacent
to a quay at Big Bend, on the east side of Tampa Bay between Gibsonton and
Apollo Beach. Site and tower closed. Owner/operator: . Admiralty J3228; USCG 3-23130.
Big Bend East Range Rear
Date unknown. Active (privately maintained); focal plane about 120 ft (37
m); red light, 2 s on, 2 s off. Approx. 100 ft (30 m) square skeletal tower.
The tower, one of three identical radio or TV transmission towers, also
a rectangular daymark painted red with a white vertical stripe.
Trabas has
Beasley has a , and Google has a
and a . Located on the east side of US 41 near Pembroke Road. Site and
closed. Owner/operator: .
Admiralty J3228.1; USCG 3-23140.
Tampa Bay Cut K Range Rear
Date unknown. A focal plane 69 ft (21 m); green light, 3 s on, 3 s
off, visible on also a passing light, white flash every
6 s. 69 ft (21 m) square cylindrical skeletal tower mounted on a square platform
supported by piles. Trabas has a ,
and the lighthouse is visible in a Google . This light is typical of roughly a dozen range lighthouses at various
locations in Tampa Bay. Located about 1100 ft (350 m) southwest of the Tyson
Avenue piers, south of the east end of the Gandy Bridge (US 92) over Old Tampa
Bay. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty J3208.41;
USCG 3-23785.
Pinellas County (St. Petersburg Area) Lighthouses
1858 (station established 1848). A focal plane 85 ft (26 m); white
flash every 15 s. 87 ft (26.5 m)
brick tower, painted white, Carlisle and Finch
DCB-24 aerobeacon atop the capped tower. Chris Zúniga's photo is at right, a closeup
is available,
Jackson Moore has a 2008 , Trabas has a
by Michael Boucher,
has , Lighthouse Digest has an
on the history of the station, and Google has a . The lantern was removed in 1944; the Coast Guard has a
of the lighthouse before the removal, and Huelse has a . The lighthouse is believed to be the oldest building in the Tampa
tours of the site and hopes to restore the missing lantern. In late 2000 sand
was added to the key's beaches to slow beach erosion near the tower. In the
summer of 2001, the Coast Guard announced plans to deactivate the light, but
these plans have been shelved. In 2008, the lighthouse was painted in time
for a celebration of its 150th anniversary. In late 2008, the state announced
that the economic crisis might require closing the state park and laying off
the resident caretaker. Alliance members
protested these projected cutbacks.
In August 2013, the lens pedestal, left discarded in the woods when the lantern was removed, was retri it will be displayed at the lighthouse. Located on the north end of the island in the mouth of Tampa Bay. The island
is accessible by
from , on FL 679 south of St. Petersburg. Site open,
base of tower open on selected weekends. Owner: U.S. Coast Guard. Site manager: .
ARLHS USA-269; Admiralty J3144; USCG 3-1370.
Egmont Channel Range Rear
Date unknown. A focal plane 41 m (135 ft); continuous green light. 41 m (135 ft) square cylindrical skeletal tower with three galleries, mounted on a square platform supported by piles. Trabas has a
by Rainer Arndt, and Google has a
and a . This is the main approach range for ships arriving at Tampa Bay. The
is mounted on a similar platform. Located about 200 m (650 ft) off the beach at . Accessible only by boat, but easy to view from the beach. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty J3142.1; USCG 3-1380.
Egmont Key Light, St. Petersburg, June 2010
Flickr Creative Commons photo by Chris Zúniga (no longer online)
2005. Active (unofficial); focal plane 74 ft (23 m); white flash every 4
s. Approx. 13 m (43 ft) lantern room centered atop a 3-story wood environmental
education building. Building painted
lantern painted
black. Google has a
and a . The center provides offices for Tampa Bay Watch and classrooms for
environmental education activities. Tampa Bay Watch says the light has USCG approval, but it is not charted and not on the USCG Light List. Located on the west side of Tampa
Bay at 3000 Pinellas Bayway South (FL 679) in Tierra Verde, south of St. Petersburg.
Owner/site manager: .
ARLHS USA-1335.
1887. Reactivated (inactive , now maintained by the state
of Florida); focal plane 105 ft (32.5 m); four white flashes every
30 s. 102 ft (31.5 m) octagonal "Sanibel class" pyramidal
tower with central cylinder. Acrylic 4th order . Lighthouse painted reddish brown, lantern black.
The keeper's houses have been demolished, but the brick oil house
survives. Wikimedia has the Coast Guard photo at right, Trabas has Michael Boucher's , the Coast Guard has a
showing the keeper's houses, Huelse has a historic , and Google has a . Once critically endangered after years of neglect and vandalism,
this light station has been pulled back from the grave by dedicated
volunteers and state financing. The Gulf Islands Alliance and Tampa
Bay Harbour Lights club worked for restoration, and the tower was
transferred from the Bureau of Land Management to the state of Florida,
making restoration possible. In 2001 the state built a dock to provide
Lighthouse Digest
on these early efforts in February 2001. In 2003 International Chimney
Corp. carried out a $1.5 million project to
the lighthouse, and the tower was relit on September 13. In the spring
of 2004 a 1-story octagonal wood ranger' this house
is similar to a traditional keeper's house but it is not a reproduction
of the historic houses. The replica 4th order lens was installed in November
2004. In 2005 a new support group, , was organized, and
on October 15 the lighthouse was opened to visitors for the first
time. In 2017 site improvements were underway, including new fe there are plans to open the lighthouse for climbing on a regular basis as early as September 2017. Located at the southern end of the Anclote Keys northwest of
Tarpon Springs. Acc landing facilities are available, and there is
service from Tarpon Springs.
Site open, tower closed except for occasional open house dates. Owner:
Florida State Parks. Site manager: . ARLHS USA-013; Admiralty J3273; USCG
Anclote Key Light, September 2005
U.S. Coast Guard public domain
by PA2 Tasha Tully
Pasco County Lighthouse
* Nan's Approach
Date unknown. Active (privately maintained); focal plane about 13 m (43 ft); quick-flashing red light. Short square tower with square lantern atop a 2-story motel. Lantern and tower covered with blue vinyl shingles. Trabas has a , and Google has a
and a . Located at the end of Clark Street in Hudson. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: . Admiralty J3277.6; USCG
Levy County Lighthouses
Seahorse Reef (3?)
Date unknown. A focal plane 31 ft (9.5 m); white flash every
6 s. 31 ft (9.5 m) square skeletal tower mounted on a platform supported
by piles. No photo available. The original light here is described
by a 1902 coast pilot as a pyramidal iron structure 52.5 ft (16 m)
in height. The former National Maritime Inventory page for Cedar Keys (next entry) has 1922 for construction of a light on Seahorse Reef, but it also has a tower height of 51 ft. Another
says that a taller tower was destroyed by a storm in March 1993 and replaced by the present light. (Note: this is a popular site for fishing and scuba diving. Will someone please take a photo of the lighthouse?) Located at the outer edge of a reef about 8.5 mi (14 km)
south southwest of the Cedar Keys lighthouse. Accessible only by boat.
Site open, tower closed. Admiralty J3286; USCG 3-1615.
1854 (George G. Meade). Inactive since 1915. 23 ft (7 m) square brick keeper's
house surmounted by hexagonal cylindrical tower and lantern. Built atop a
dune, the lighthouse had a focal plane of 75 ft (23 m). The building, expanded
with 1-story wood additions, is now a
for the University of Florida
Marine Laboratory. Donna McCraw has a good ,
Jimmy Boland has a 2013 , the Coast Guard has an 1890s-era
showing the original appearance of the lighthouse,
and Google has a
. In 2003, the university repaired and renovated the building.
However, settling of the foundation will require more substantial repairs
in the near future, and the Fish and Wildlife Service has ordered an engineering
study of the building. Located on Seahorse Key in . Site and tower closed except for an occasional open house. Owner:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Site manager: . ARLHS USA-745; ex-Admiralty J3284.
Wakulla County Lighthouse
1842 (Calvin Knowlton). Station established 1831. Currently inactive, although it is still listed with
plane 82 ft (25 m); white light occulting every 4 s. 73 ft (22 m)
brick tower (extended from 65 ft in 1867) attached to a 1-story brick
keeper's house (1871). Fresnel lens the active light is a 250 mm lens mounted
on the gallery. Lighthouse painted white, lantern black. Allen Forrest's photo is at right, Donna McCraw has a great
, Dusten Hay has a good 2009 ,
Trabas has a closeup , Wikimedia has many , the Coast Guard has a
of the original (1831) lighthouse and a
of the present light station, the wildlife refuge web site
of the lighthouse, and Google has a
and a . This is the second oldest Florida lighthouse. The
works for restoration of the light station and has a
for the lighthouse.
There are plans to renovate the keeper's house as a visitor center.
The Coast Guard spent $150,000 in 2000 to
the station, and the wildlife refuge has improved the road and parking
facilities. In 2002 the leaky roof of the keeper's house was repaired.
In July 2005 Hurricane Dennis broke a window of the lantern, soaking
the inside of the tower with rain water, and washed out part of the
parking lot. In June 2006 Congress passed an act transferring the
lighthouse from the Coast Guard to the Fish and Wildlife S
allowed the Refuge Association to proceed with restoration
plans. However, the transfer could not be completed until lead-contaminated
soil around the lighthouse was removed. Following other frustrating delays, the transfer finally took place in October 2013.
In 2014 the refuge began opening the lighthouse for tours once a month. In November 2014 the original 5th order Fresnel lens
it went on
at the refuge visitor center in April 2015. A $250,000 appropriation to restore the lighthouse was vetoed by Governor Rick Scott in June 2015, but in March 2016 the governor signed a budget bill providing $550,000 to launch the restoration. Rebuilding the lantern room will be the first major project. The Coast Guard removed its lens in 2016 and withdrew from any intere the plan is to reactivate the light with a replica Fresnel lens. Located on the coast on the east
side of the St. Marks River entrance, at the end of county road 59
about 8 miles (13 km) south of U.S. 98. Limited parking provided. Site open (refuge entry fee),
tower closed. Owner: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Site manager:
). ARLHS USA-801; Admiralty J3300.1; USCG 4-0010.
St. Marks Light, Crawfordville, April 2014
Flickr Creative Commons
by Allen Forrest
Franklin County Lighthouses
Carrabelle Channel Inner Range Rear
Date unknown. A focal plane 56 ft (17 m); red light, 3 s on, 3 s off, visible only on or near the range line. 56 ft (17 m) square skeletal tower mounted on a platform supported by piles. The tower carries a rectangular slatted daymark painted white with a red vertical stripe. Trabas has a , and Google has a . The range guides vessels in the approach to the Carrabelle River through a channel passing the west end of Dog Island. Located about 1/2 mi (800 m) northeast of the river entrance. Accessible only by boat. Site ope, tower closed. Admiralty J3310.1; USCG 4-2565.
1895. Reactivated (inactive ; now privately maintained); focal
plane 115 ft (35 m); two white flashes every 15 s. 100 ft (30.5 m) "Sanibel
class" square pyramidal
w upper half painted red, lower half white. The original
4th order bivalve Henry Lepaute lens is on display at the
headquarters in New Orleans. There's a photo at the top of this page, Alan Culley has a late 2007 ,
Trabas has Michael Boucher's , Wikimedia has many , the Coast Guard has a historic , the Carrabelle Chamber of Commerce has a
for the lighthouse, and Google has a
and a . In the late 1990s the lighthouse was abandoned and deteriorating.
The Carrabelle Lighthouse Association was formed in 1999 to work
for restoration of the station. In 2000, the City of Carrabelle secured ownership
of the site and leased it to the association. The state granted $298,000 for
engineering studies and the start of a restoration, which was carried out
in 2007. The lighthouse was relit with its original light pattern in a ceremony
on 8 December 2007. A replica of the keeper's house was built in 2008-09 to serve as a visitor center and museum.
In April 2012, the original wash house, a small outbuilding, was recovered and brought back to the light station. The original keeper's house
was sold and relocated 2 miles (3 km) west to a waterfront location at 2463 Highway 98 (Google has a ). It was reported in poor condition
as of January 2003, but it was later repaired and in 2011 it was for sale for $269,000. Another station building, the wash house, was located three miles away in 2012 and returned to its original location. Located on the inland side of US 98 just west of Carrabelle Beach. S
museum and tower open Wednesday through Sunday afternoons. Owner: .
Site manager:
. ARLHS USA-205; Admiralty J3314; USCG 4-0050.
1852 (Edward Bowden) (station established 1848). Reactivated (inactive
); focal plane 76 ft (23 m); white flash every 6 s. 70
(21.5 m) brick tower, lantern painted black. The
house was destroyed by fire in 1961. The Coast Guard has a . The first Cape St. George lighthouse was only three years
old when it was toppled by the great hurricane of 1851. The present
lighthouse was built on the point of the cape on Little St. George
Island, where it was accessible only by boat plus a hike of about
1 mile (1.6 km) in sand. For many years it was one of the most
endangered
lighthouses in the United State and a longtime resident
of the Lighthouse
Digest Doomsday List. The Shanklins have a
of photos documenting the lighthouse's decline. In early 1999 the
lighthouse, then known as the , was on the beach, rolled off its pile foundation
by the waves and leaning at more than 10°. The Cape St. George
Lighthouse Society then leased the tower from the Coast Guard.
A $250,000
project to stabilize the lighthouse righted the tower
on a 10-foot
(3 m) concrete foundation surrounded by sheet pilings.
However, waves
continued to wash around the base. In July 2001
it was reported to
FLA that the tower was straight and surrounded
by a caisson. By early 2004, however, the lighthouse was
once again standing in the water and
were underway to save it. Later in 2004 the St.
George Lighthouse Association was formed
to work for saving the lighthouse by moving it inland. The lighthouse
stood through glancing blows from several hurricanes in 2004-05,
it finally collapsed
in quiet weather on the afternoon of 21 October
2005. Association
members quickly mobilized
to salvage as much as possible of the tower. Lighthouse Digest
on these efforts. In 2007 the state legislature appropriated $350,000
for the reconstruction of the lighthouse, and work was underway
the end of 2007. The bricks of the interior walls in the reconstructed
lighthouse are those of the original. In January 2008 the St. George
Island Visitor Center and Lighthouse Museum opened next to the site
of the reconstructed lighthouse. In April a replica lantern was
atop the tower, and in late November the completed lighthouse
for climbing. In October 2009 a Vega VLB-44 lens was installed
the lighthouse was activated. Michael Rowlett's photo of the
restored lighthouse is at right,
Wikimedia has numerous , and the reconstructed tower
appears in Google's
and . In August 2011 a museum opened in a reconstructed keeper's house next to the lighthouse. Research located the Fresnel lens of the original lighthouse at the town hall in Berwick, L negotiations to retrieve it were not successful. In 2015 a replica 3rd order
lens was ordered for the lighthouse. The new location is in a county park in the beach resort town
of St. George Island, about 12 mi (19 km) east northeast of the original
site. Located in St. George Island Park. Site open daily, museum and tower open daily
except Thursdays. Owner: Franklin County. Site manager:
. ARLHS USA-140; USCG 4-0075.
Cape St. George Light, St. George Island, June 2008
photo copyright Michael R used by permission
Gulf County (Port St. Joe Area) Lighthouses
1902. Inactive since 1960. 41 ft square wood keeper's house surmounted
square cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted
white. Sibling of the Gasparilla Island (Port Boca Grande) Light. Michael Pancier has a 2015 , Wikimedia has a 2010 ,
a January 2008
is available, the Coast Guard has a
of the lighthouse when it was in service, and Google has a
and a . The lighthouse
was replaced by a skeletal tower (see below) in 1960. Sold as a private residence,
the building was relocated in 1960 and again in 1979. The original lantern was accidently
destroyed during the 1960 relocation. The current owners, JoAnn and Danny Raffield, have been working
for years to renovate and restore the building. In April 2011 they completed
their work by mounting a replica of the original lantern (Anderson has a
of the lighthouse with its new lantern, and Google's May 2011
also shows the house with the lantern). Located on county
road 30A next to Pressnell’s
Fish Camp, 2.2 mi (3.5 km) south of the intersection of U.S. 98, south of
Port St. Joe. Site and tower closed, but the lighthouse is easily seen from a beach access parking area next door. Owner/site manager: private. ARLHS
USA-1023; ex-Admiralty J3370.
1885 (station established 1847). Inactive since 1996. 90 ft (27.5
m) "Sanibel class" square pyramidal
tower with central cylinder, painted white.
A photo is at right, Paul Diming has a , and Google has a . Located at the point of Cape San Blas, the light station was long
endangered by beach
showed the danger in July 2013. In fact erosion had claimed three earlier lighthouses in ,
and 1882. Wikimedia has numerous
of the endangered light station,
Judy Baxter has a , the Coast Guard has a , and Google has a
of the former light station site. The
Coast Guard also has a
of the third (1859) lighthouse, a handsome round brick
The present tower was relocated 1.25 miles (2 km) inland
but it came under attack by the sea again. In 2000 the
U.S. Air Force
assumed control of the site and began working
to stabilize and restore
the buildings. Two keeper's houses,
collapsing onto the beach early
in 1999, were relocated and
one was renovated. The other remained
in very poor condition
before being restored in 2005, as seen
The original brick oil house also survives (it appears at the
in the 2010 ).
The station was leased to
Gulf County and the
St. Joseph Historical Society, and the society
open the tower
was opened for guided tours on 20 September 2008.
The station continued to be critically endangered by beach erosion, and in May 2012 local officials were seeking funds to relocate the light station to Port St. Joe. Due to the erosion danger, the lighthouse was added to the Lighthouse Digest Doomsday List. Tropical Strom Debby spotlighted the danger in June 2012 by removing another 6-16 ft (2-5 m) of sand from the beach in front of the lighthouse. In October 2012 officials ordered the light station closed. In December the National Park Service awarded ownership of the light station to the city of Port St. Joe, which launched plans to relocate the station to a new waterfront park. In December, the Air Force had the two keeper's houses moved 100 ft (30 m) inland off the beach. In 2014 the Florida legislature appropriated $325,000 for the relocation of the station. In January 2014 the 3rd order
(1906) was removed from the lighthouse for restoration. In April Port St. Joe Commissioners awarded a $510,450 contract for the relocation to GAC Contracting, and on July 15 a convoy of vehicles moved the lighthouse () and the rest of the light station 12.3 miles to George Core Park on the Port St. Joe waterfront.
One of the keeper's houses has been renovated as the station's gift shop. A state grant of $125,000 funded renovations and upgrades to both keeper's houses in 2017. Site
open, tower open for climbing on Fridays,
Saturdays, and Sundays. Owner: . Site manager: St. Joseph Historical Society ( ). ARLHS
USA-135; ex-Admiralty J3366.
Relocated Cape San Blas Light, Port St. Joe, April 2016
Flickr Creative Commons
Joseph Bay (Beacon Hill) Range Rear (2?)
1960. A focal plane 78 ft (24 m); white light, 3 s on, 3 s off. 78
ft (24 m) square skeletal tower. The tower carries a rectangular daymark
red with a white vertical stripe. Trabas has a good ,
Google has a
This is the original location of the St. Joseph Point lighthouse (previous
entry). Located at the entrance to Beacon Hill County Park on US 98 at St.
Joe Beach in Beacon Hill, about 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Port St. Joe.
Site open, tower closed. Owner: U.S. Coast Guard. Site manager: . Admiralty J3368.1; USCG 4-0095.
Bay County (Panama City Area) Lighthouse
St. Andrew Bay A Range Rear
Date unknown. A focal plane 65 ft (20 m); white light, 3 s on, 3 s off, visible only on or near the range line. 65 ft (20 m) square skeletal tower mounted on a platform supported by piles. The tower carries a rectangular slatted daymark painted white with a red vertical stripe. Trabas has a , and Google has a . The range guides vessels entering St. Andrews Bay through a narrow pass. Located about 400 m (1/4 mi) off the Panama City waterfront near the foot of Balboa Avenue. Accessible only by boat but easy to see from the beach. Owner/site
manager: U.S. Coast Guard. Admiralty J3371.41; USCG 4-3345.
Escambia County (Pensacola Area) Lighthouses
Pensacola Bay Range Rear
Date unknown. A focal plane 67 ft (20 m); green light at night, white
by day, 3 s on, 3 s off, visible only on the range line. 67 ft (20 m) triangular
skeletal tower, mounted on a square platform supported by piles. The tower
also carries a rectangular daymark, red with a white vertical stripe. Trabas has a , and Google has a
and a good . This range guides vessels across Pensacola Bay to the city's waterfront.
Located in the bay off the end of Perry Avenue, about 3/4 mi (1.2 km) east
of the US 98 bridge. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site
manager: U.S. Coast Guard. Admiralty J3406.1; USCG 4-4925.
Pensacola East Channel Inner Range Rear
Date unknown. A focal plane 69 ft (21 m); green light occulting
once every 4 s, visible from all directions. Approx. 62 ft (19 m)
square skeletal tower. The tower also carries a rectangular daymark,
red with a white vertical stripe. Trabas has Michael Boucher's , and Google has
and a good . The
is on a short skeletal tower atop a nearby warehouse. Located on the commercial docks on South Barracks Street
in downtown Pensacola. Site status unknown. Owner: U.S. Coast Guard.
Site manager: unknown. Admiralty J3409.51; USCG 4-4995.
1859 (John Newton). Station established 1824. A focal plane
191 ft (58 m); white flash every 20 s. 150 ft (46 m) "" brick tower attached to a 2-story brick keeper's
The light shines from a revolving 1st order Fresnel lens
(1869), one
of very few of its type still in service in the U.S.
Upper two thirds
of the lighthouse painted black, lower third
white. The Fort Barrancas
Range Rear Light [focal plane 54 ft
(16.5 m); co
Admiralty J3400.1; USCG 4-4785]
stands in front of the keeper's house
the photo at right shows this
light well, and
it is prominent in a 2010 . Anderson has an excellent
for the lighthouse, a 2008
is available, Trabas has Michael Boucher's ,
has , the Coast Guard has a , Huelse has a historic , and Google has a . This is the tallest lighthouse on the U.S. Gulf of
coast. The property was authorized by Congress for inclusion
but it has not been transferred to the National Park Service. A
preservation
group, Pensacola Lighthouse Association, is working
for restoration
of the site. The keeper's house has been renovated
as the Navy’s
Command Display Center, with exhibits on the history of the lighthouse
and the Naval Air Station. In May 2007 the Navy closed the tower
to liability concerns. After extended negotiations, the Navy
Pensacola Lighthouse Association
agreed on a plan to
resume tours
in May 2008. In 2014 International Chimney Corp. carried out a $425,000 exterior restoration of the tower. In December 2014 the lighthouse received $400,000 for the second phase of the restoration. A third phase was carried out at a cost of $550,000 in 2016. Located off Radford Boulevard (FL 173)
on a ridge overlooking
the entrance to Pensacola harbor. Site and
open daily. Owner: U.S.
Navy (). Site manager:
ARLHS USA-592; Admiralty J3394;
Pensacola Light, Pensacola, March 2012
Flickr Creative Commons
by lastonein
Caucus Channel Range Rear
Date unknown. A focal plane 67 ft (20 m); green light, 3 s on, 3 s
off, visible only on the range line. 67 ft (20 m) square skeletal tower, rising
from a square concrete equipment shelter. The tower also carries a rectangular
daymark, red with a white vertical stripe. Trabas has a closeup
by Michael Boucher, and Google
has a . This is the primary entrance range from Pensacola Bay. Located on
the beach just off Blue Angel Parkway (FL 173) about 3/4 mi (1.2 km) southwest
of the Pensacola lighthouse. Site and tower closed, but there's a good view
from the highway. Owner/site manager: U.S. Coast Guard. Admiralty J3396.1;
USCG 4-4710.
Information available on lost lighthouses:
(), Charlotte Harbor. This square cottage screwpile lighthouse was demolished when it was deactivated in 1943. The underwater ruins are charted as an obstruction and marked by a light on a post (focal plane 16 ft (5 m); red flash every 4 s). Google has a . ARLHS USA-157; Admiralty J3124; USCG 3-19995.
(), St. George Sound off Carrabelle. Anderson discusses the history of this lighthouse on his
page. The station was abandoned after lighthouses were destroyed by storms in , and 1873. Archaeologists from Florida State University located the foundation of the 1873 lighthouse
underwater in 1999. ARLHS USA-233.
(), a short distance east of the Pensacola lighthouse. Nothing remains of the historic light. The modern Fort Barrancas Range Rear Light stands in front of the Pensacola lighthouse (see the photo above). ARLHS USA-289.
(), east end of Perdido Key at the entrance to Pensacola Bay. The Caucus Channel Range Lights (see above) have replaced this range. ARLHS USA-292 and 1198.
(1859-early 1900s), 448 ft (136.5 m) southeast of the Pensacola lighthouse. There is no longer a light at this location. ARLHS USA-593
(1902-?). Nothing remains of this small beacon. The rear lighthouse survives (see above). ARLHS USA-799.
(), near Port St. Joe. Anderson discusses this lighthouse on his
for the St. Josephs Point Lighthouse. This earlier light was built near the end of the St. Joseph Peninsula, a long spit sheltering St. Joseph Bay. Abandoned in 1846, the lighthouse survived through the Civil War (1861-65), but nothing remains of it today. ARLHS USA-1023.
Notable faux lighthouses:
Johns Pass Village, at Madeira Beach, St. Petersburg, has a well known faux lighthouse. Jeannie Ruggiero has a , and Google has a
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