Type:
Year Established:
1827
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2004
Photo Courtesy of:
Mike & Carol McKinney
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
7 Miles Southwest of Key West/Florida Keys
Latitude:
24° 27.2'
Longitude:
81° 52.7'
City / Town:
Key West
U.S. State:
Florida
Location County:
Monroe
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1989-1998
Year Tower Established:
1853
Tower Construction Material:
Iron
Tower Foundation:
Iron screw piling with platform
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
109
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
109
Tower Shape:
Square skeletal with central column
Tower Daymark:
Brown
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1853
Keeper's Quarters Style:
Square Integral
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Iron
OPTICS
Current Optic:
VEGA VRB-25, Solar Powered
Original Optic Type:
First Order Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1853
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
More Information
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
Sand Key originally had a brick tower on a sandy key which was toppled in a storm killing the Keeper and guests. The second tower has withstood many hurricanes, however, the key has changed in sizes and even disappeared several times. Every time a new weather station was erected, a storm would soon come and wipe the key away.