Ponce de Leon Inlet Light

Ponce de Leon Inlet Light
The Mosquito Inlet Light, later known as the Ponce de Leon Inlet Light
Map
Location4931 South Peninsula Dr
Ponce de Leon Inlet
Ponce Inlet, Florida
South of Daytona
Coordinates29°4′50.22″N 80°55′40.86″W / 29.0806167°N 80.9280167°W / 29.0806167; -80.9280167
Tower
Constructed1835 Edit this on Wikidata
Foundationbrick
Constructionbrick
Automated1953
Height175 feet (53 m)
Shapeconical tower
HeritageNational Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1887 (current structure)
Deactivated1970; reactivated, 1982
Focal height159 feet (48 m)
LensFirst order Fresnel lens, 1887-1933, Third order Fresnel lens, 1933-1970 and since 2004
Range17 nautical miles; 32 kilometres (20 mi)
Characteristicfixed light (original)
Group flashing 6 times every 30 sec (current)
Ponce De Leon Inlet Lightstation
Nearest cityPonce Inlet, Florida
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1887
NRHP reference No.72000355[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1972
Designated NHLDAugust 5, 1998

The Ponce de Leon Inlet Light is a lighthouse and museum located at Ponce de León Inlet in Central Florida.[2][3][4][5] At 175 feet (53 m) in height, it is the tallest lighthouse in the state and one of the tallest in the United States (the Cape Hatteras Light in North Carolina is taller at 207 feet (63 m)).[6] It is located between St. Augustine Light and Cape Canaveral Light. Restored by the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association, the lighthouse became a National Historic Landmark in 1998.[7]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Inventory of Historic Lighthouses". National Park Service. Retrieved August 14, 2007.
  3. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Florida". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017.
  4. ^ Light List, Volume III, Atlantic Coast, Little River, South Carolina to Econfina River, Florida (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 5.
  5. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Eastern Florida and the Keys". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  6. ^ "Inventory of Historic Lighthouses - Cape Hatteras". National Park Service. Retrieved February 18, 2008.
  7. ^ "Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2008.