EGMONT KEY

Year Established:
1848
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2017
Photo Credit:
Candace Clifford
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
TAMPA BAY ACROSS FROM FORT DESOTO
Latitude:
27° 36'
Longitude:
82° 45.6'
City / Town:
ST. PETERSBURG
U.S. State:
Florida
Location County:
HILLSBOROUGH
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
Yes
Light List Data:
  1. EGMONT KEY
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1858
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
STONE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
84.75
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
81
Tower Shape:
CONICAL (LANTERN REMOVED)
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Keeper's Quarters Style:
FLORIDA RANCH

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
DCB-224
Original Optic Type:
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1858
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes

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