 The Sanibel Island Light Station in 2019 | |
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| Location | East end of Sanibel Island |
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| Coordinates | 26°27′10.6″N 82°0′51.4″W / 26.452944°N 82.014278°W |
| Tower | |
| Foundation | iron pile |
| Construction | iron |
| Automated | 1949 |
| Height | 98 feet (30 m) feet (102 feet (31 m) above sea level) |
| Shape | Square, pyramidal, skeleton, iron framework, inclosing stair-cylinder and surmounted by lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1884[1] |
| Focal height | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Lens | third order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 13 nmi (24 km; 15 mi) |
| Characteristic | 1901: fixed white varied by a white flash every 2 minutes; 1933: two grouped white flashes every 10 seconds |
Sanibel Lighthouse and Keeper's Quarters | |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000648 |
The Sanibel Island Light or Point Ybel Light[2] was one of the first lighthouses on Florida's Gulf coast north of Key West and the Dry Tortugas. The light, 98-foot above sea level, on an iron skeleton tower was first lit on August 20, 1884 and has a central spiral staircase beginning about 10 feet above the ground.[3][4] It is located on the eastern tip of Sanibel Island, and was built to mark the entrance to San Carlos Bay for ships calling at the port of Punta Rassa, across San Carlos Bay from Sanibel Island. The grounds are open to the public, but the lighthouse itself is not.[1]
- ^ a b "History of The Sanibel Lighthouse". Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ "Sanibel Island Lighthouse". Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Western Florida". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ "Sanibel Island History". 2006-02-05. Archived from the original on 2006-02-05. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
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