JUPITER INLET

Year Established:
1860
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2010
Photo Credit:
Thomas Tag
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
LOXAHATCHEE & INDIAN RIVER JUNCTION
Latitude:
26° 56.9'
Longitude:
80° 4.9'
City / Town:
JUPITER
U.S. State:
Florida
Location County:
PALM BEACH
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
Yes
Light List Data:
  1. JUPITER INLET
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1860
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
OYSTER SHELLS
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
146
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
94
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Tower Daymark:
Red
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Other Structures:
OIL HOUSE, CEMETERY

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
FIRST ORDER, REVOLVING FRESNEL
Original Optic Type:
FIRST ORDER, REVOLVING FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1860
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes

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