 The Dry Tortugas Light is on Loggerhead Key | |
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| Location | Loggerhead Key Dry Tortugas Florida United States |
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| Coordinates | 24°38′0.1″N 82°55′14.0″W / 24.633361°N 82.920556°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1858 |
| Foundation | stone basement |
| Construction | brick tower |
| Automated | 1988 |
| Height | 157 feet (48 m) |
| Shape | tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white lower half tower, natural gray upper half tower, black lantern |
| Power source | solar power  |
| Racon | "K" (−∘−) |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 151 feet (46 m) |
| Lens | 1st Fresnel lens (original) 2nd order (later) VRB-25 aerobeacon (current) |
| Range | 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 20s. |
The Dry Tortugas Light is a lighthouse located on Loggerhead Key, three miles west of Fort Jefferson, Florida.[1][2] It was taken out of operation in 2015. It has also been called the Loggerhead Lighthouse. It has been said to be "a greater distance from the mainland than any other light in the world."[3]
- ^ Light List, Volume III, Atlantic Coast, Little River, South Carolina to Econfina River, Florida (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 12.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Florida". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1939), Florida. A Guide to the Southernmost State, New York: Florida Department of Public Instruction, p. 206, ISBN 9781603540094, retrieved October 29, 2017