Resource Links

Below are links to lighthouse resources including interesting facts, other websites, frequent questions and reference materials compiled by the Florida Lighthouse Association. Click on the following links for lighthouses and related information:

Florida Lighthouses

Anclote Key Lighthouse - Friends of Anclote Key State Park and Lighthouse. Inc.

Boca Grande Lighthouse - Barrier Island Parks Society

Cape Canaveral - Cape Canaveral Lighthouse Foundation

Cape Florida Lighthouse - Bill Baggs State Park with information on Cape Florida Lighthouse

Cape San Blas - Facebook page

Cape St. George - St. George Lighthouse Association

Crooked River - Carrabelle Lighthouse Association

Egmont Key - Egmont Key Alliance

Florida Keys Reef Lights - Florida Keys Reef Lights Foundation

Hillsboro Inlet - Hillsboro Lighthouse Preservation Society

Jupiter Inlet - Loxahatchee River Historical Society, overseers of the Jupiter Light

Key West - Key West Art and Historical Society, caretakers of the Key West Light

Pensacola Lighthouse - Includes tour dates and times

Ponce de Leon Inlet - Official Website

St. Augustine - Official Website

St. Marks Lighthouse - St. Marks Wildlife Refuge

National Organizations

American Lighthouse Coordinating Committee

American Lighthouse Foundation

Lighthouse Heritage - National Park Service

Lighthouses to Visit - National Park Service (Part of Lighthouse Heritage site)

National Park Service List of Historical Lighthouses

United States Lighthouse Society - Includes links to local chapters

State Lighthouse Organizations

    Alabama Lighthouse Association

    Alaska Lighthouse Association

    Chesapeake Chapter of USLHS

    Delaware Bay Lighthouse Keepers & Friends Association, Inc.

    Delaware River & Bay Lighthouse Foundation

    Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association

    Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy

    Michigan Lighthouse Fund  

    New Jersey Lighthouse Society

    The Outer Banks Lighthouse Society

Other Lighthouse Related Sites

Beacon Preservation, Inc. - Non-profit organization dedicated to lighthouse preservation

Florida's Bountiful Beacons - St. Petersburg Times article on Fla's lighthouses

Florida Lighthouse Trail - "Visit Florida's" page on Florida Lighthouses

Florida Lighthouses - Information on Florida lighthouses present and past as well as a list of women lighthouse keepers.

Florida Maritime Heritage Trail - State of Florida, Department of State

Harbor Lights - Lighthouse collectables

Historic Light Station Information and Photography - Florida U.S. Coast Guard

Jones Point Lighthouse  - Virginia

Lighthouse Depot - Lighthouse related products

Lighthouse Getaway - Lighthouse information and lighthouse prints

Lighthouse Hub - Information on U.S. lighthouses

Lighthouses, Lightships and Aids to Navigation - Maintained by the Office of the Chief Historian of the U.S.  Coast Guard

Lighthouse Lovers World Wide Travel Guide - A book by Karen J. Morris listing lighthouses where you can stay, and B&Bs within walking distance of a lighthouse.

Lighthouses of Florida - Photos, history and coordinates for Florida's lighthouses

Lighthouses of the South - Roger Bansemer's with information on every lighthouse in FL. GA. NC & SC

Lighthouses with Overnight Accommodations

Maine Lighthouse Museum - Home of the Country's largest lens collection.

National Lighthouse Museum - Although the museum is not yet open, planning and site preparation are well underway!

The Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society - Coordinates for Florida's lighthouses

The Lighthouse Directory - Information on Lighthouses World Wide

The Lighthouse People - Bob and Sandra Shanklin have photographed every lighthouse in the U.S.

Egmont Key - Unofficial Website for Egmont Key Lighthouse

U.S. Lighthouses - Informative site by Bryan Penberthy

World Lighthouse Society

Other Sites of Interest

Florida's Lighthouse Trail - Article on Visit Florida's Web site

Great Lakes Seaway Trail - See 28 lighthouses along the St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, Niagara River and Lake Erie.

John H. Fetterman State of Florida Maritime Museum and Research Center

MuseumsUSA - Links to over 15,400 museums

Passport Stamp Locations - List of locations where you can have your passport stamped.

Preservation Directory.com - Resource for historic preservation

Reef Relief - Coral Reef Conservation, Science Education

Visit Florida - Florida's official tourism site.  Find things to see and places to go. The FLA is a member of Visit Florida.

If you have any suggestions to be added to FLA Resources, please email Webmaster@FloridaLighthouses.org.