Lighthouse · Upper Keys, Florida

Carysfort Reef Lighthouse

Carysfort Reef Lighthouse
Photo: US gov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The historic tower is dark now. The working light, three white flashes every 60 seconds, stands on a small platform about 600 m away. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Quick facts

TypeLighthouse
Heightmore than 30.5 m (100 ft)
LightFl (3)W 60s
Position25.2219°N, 80.2114°W
From Key West Lighthouse177 km (110 mi), bearing 65° ENE
SourceNOAA ENC; USCG Light List Vol. III 945.1; National Register 84000199

How to see it

Above water but beyond the horizon from Key West Lighthouse, 177 km (110 mi) away: the curve of the earth hides it. CoastFinder draws it faintly and marks it hidden, with its bearing and distance.

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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.