Lighthouse · Key West, Florida
Sand Key Lighthouse
The tower, more than 100 ft (31 m) tall, is still an aid to navigation. Its light shows two white flashes every 15 seconds, seen up to 13 nautical miles out. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Quick facts
| Type | Lighthouse |
|---|---|
| Height | more than 30.5 m (100 ft) |
| Light | Fl (2)W 15s |
| Position | 24.4558°N, 81.8773°W |
| From Key West Lighthouse | 13 km (8.1 mi), bearing 216° SW |
| Source | NOAA ENC; USCG Light List Vol. III 1055.1; National Register 73000589 |
How to see it
Above water and inside the horizon from Key West Lighthouse, 13 km (8.1 mi) away, so on a clear day it can be seen from there, and CoastFinder puts a label on it.
On the website for now. Florida's lighthouses are in the web viewer first, and they are coming to the CoastFinder app, which covers the North Carolina coast today. Follow @coastfinderapp to hear when Florida arrives.
Nearby
- Sand Key ReefReef · 0.3 m · 80 m
- Rock KeyReef · 2.1 m · 2.0 km
- Eastern Dry RocksReef · 0.6 m · 3.8 km
- Western Dry RocksShoal · 3 m · 5.2 km
- Parsonage ShoalShoal · 5.4 m · 5.4 km
- Satan ShoalShoal · 13.7 m · 9.8 km
Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.