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 Cape San Blas Light in its original location | |
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| Location | Cape San Blas southwest of Port St. Joe Florida United States |
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| Coordinates | 29°48′48″N 85°18′23″W / 29.813199°N 85.306499°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1848 (first) 1859 (second) 1882 (third) |
| Foundation | iron piling |
| Construction | cast iron skeletal tower |
| Automated | 1981 |
| Height | 98 feet (30 m) |
| Shape | square pyramidal skeleton tower with central cylinder, balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, black lantern |
| Operator | St. Joseph Historical Society (Cape San Blas Lighthouse)[1][2][3] |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1885 (current) |
| Deactivated | 1996 |
| Focal height | 101 feet (31 m) |
| Lens | Third order Fresnel lens (1859) Third order bivalve Fresnel lens (1906) |
| Range | 14 nautical miles; 26 kilometres (16 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 20s. |
Cape San Blas Light and Keeper's Quarters | |
| Nearest city | Port St. Joe, Florida |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000723[4] |
| Added to NRHP | January 15, 1981 |
The Cape San Blas Light is a lighthouse in the state of Florida in the United States. There were four built between 1849 and 1885. It was located at Cape San Blas in the northwestern part of the state. Due to beach erosion and weather damage over the decades, it was moved in 2014 to Port St. Joe. The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
- ^ Cape San Blas Light Lighthouse Explorer. Retrieved 30 June 2016
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (August 1, 2017). "Lighthouses of the United States: Western Florida". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information & Photography". U.S. Coast Guard History. December 21, 2016. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.