Cape Canaveral

Year Established:
1848
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2016.03.04
Photo Credit:
Ralph Krugler
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
CAPE CANAVERAL, 1 MILE FROM SHORE
Latitude:
28° 27.6'
Longitude:
80° 32.6'
City / Town:
COCOA BEACH
U.S. State:
Florida
Location County:
BREVARD
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Owner / Manager:
Cape Canaveral Lighthouse Foundation
Open to Public:
Yes
Light List Data:
  1. Cape Canaveral
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1868
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON W/BRICK LINING
Tower Foundation:
BRICK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
137
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
134
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Tower Daymark:
White and Black
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
2019
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
From Original Plans
Other Structures:
OIL HOUSE, Rebuilt Keepers Cottages - Museum

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
LED Beacon
Original Optic Type:
FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1868
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017