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Hillsboro Inlet Light
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Locationnorth side of Hillsboro Inlet
Coordinates26°15′32″N 80°4′51″W / 26.25889°N 80.08083°W / 26.25889; -80.08083
Tower
Constructed1907
Foundationiron piling
Constructioniron
Automated1974
Height42 m (138 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapeoctagonal skeletal with cylinder
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1907
Focal height136 feet (41 m)
Lenssecond-order bivalve Fresnel lens
Range28 nautical miles (52 km; 32 mi)
CharacteristicWhite, Flashing every 20 seconds
Hillsboro Inlet Light Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
NRHP reference No.79000661[1]
Added to NRHP16 February 1979[2]

Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the north side of Hillsboro Inlet, midway between Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton, in Hillsboro Beach, Florida. The light marks the northern limit of the Florida Reef, an underwater coral formation on the lower east coast of the state.

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