 The Mosquito Inlet Light, later known as the Ponce de Leon Inlet Light | |
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| Location | 4931 South Peninsula Dr Ponce de Leon Inlet Ponce Inlet, Florida South of Daytona |
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| Coordinates | 29°4′50.22″N 80°55′40.86″W / 29.0806167°N 80.9280167°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1835  |
| Foundation | brick |
| Construction | brick |
| Automated | 1953 |
| Height | 175 feet (53 m) |
| Shape | conical tower |
| Heritage | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1887 (current structure) |
| Deactivated | 1970; reactivated, 1982 |
| Focal height | 159 feet (48 m) |
| Lens | First order Fresnel lens, 1887-1933, Third order Fresnel lens, 1933-1970 and since 2004 |
| Range | 17 nautical miles; 32 kilometres (20 mi) |
| Characteristic | fixed light (original) Group flashing 6 times every 30 sec (current) |
Ponce De Leon Inlet Lightstation | |
| Nearest city | Ponce Inlet, Florida |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1887 |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000355[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 22, 1972 |
| Designated NHLD | August 5, 1998 |
The Ponce de Leon Inlet Light is a lighthouse and museum located at Ponce de León Inlet in Central Florida.[2][3][4][5] At 175 feet (53 m) in height, it is the tallest lighthouse in the state and one of the tallest in the United States (the Cape Hatteras Light in North Carolina is taller at 207 feet (63 m)).[6] It is located between St. Augustine Light and Cape Canaveral Light. Restored by the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association, the lighthouse became a National Historic Landmark in 1998.[7]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Inventory of Historic Lighthouses". National Park Service. Retrieved August 14, 2007.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Florida". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017.
- ^ Light List, Volume III, Atlantic Coast, Little River, South Carolina to Econfina River, Florida (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 5.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Eastern Florida and the Keys". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ "Inventory of Historic Lighthouses - Cape Hatteras". National Park Service. Retrieved February 18, 2008.
- ^ "Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2008.