Florida Lighthouse Association, Inc.
Preserving, Restoring, Protecting & Defending Florida's Lighthouse Towers
Sombrero Key
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Active: Yes Characteristics: Five-group flashing white every 60-seconds with three red sectors. Height: 156 feet, 133 steps DayMark: Brown, octagonal, pyramidal skeletal tower Lens: Original: First-order fixed Fresnel lens; Henry-LePaute 1858. Present: Veg VRB-25 rotating beacon. Focal Plane: 142 feet. Construction: Builders: George Gordon Meade. I. P. Morris company in Philadelphia fabricated the ironwork. Screwpile, skeletal tower constructed of wrought iron and wood. Coordinates: 24 37 36 N 81 06 36 W Operated by: United States Coast Guard Visit Status: Closed to public Facilities: None, no handicap access Visitor Info: Approachable by boat from Marathon and can be seen from land at Sombrero Beach State Park. The Florida Keys Reef Lights Foundation has been formed to promote the establishment of a lighthouse museum with future lighthouse tours and access. Contact Info: Florida Keys Reef Lights Foundation, Inc 1067 Drift Creek Cove Orlando, FL 32828 Email: Info@ReefLights.org Website: www.ReefLights.org Back to Lighthouse List> |
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