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Pensacola Light
The second Pensacola Lighthouse, date unknown
Map
LocationEntrance to Pensacola Bay
Coordinates30°20′47″N 87°18′29″W / 30.3464°N 87.3081°W / 30.3464; -87.3081
Tower
Constructed1858 Edit this on Wikidata
Constructiongranite (foundation), brick (tower) Edit this on Wikidata
Automated1965 Edit this on Wikidata
Height150 ft (46 m) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapeconical Edit this on Wikidata
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height190 ft (58 m) Edit this on Wikidata
Lensfirst order Fresnel lens Edit this on Wikidata
Range27 nmi (50 km; 31 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl W 20s Edit this on Wikidata
First tower Edit this at Wikidata
Constructed1824 Edit this on Wikidata
Height40 ft (12 m) Edit this on Wikidata
LensArgand lamp with parabolic reflectors
Pensacola lightship
Aurora Borealis
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First lit1823 Edit this on Wikidata
Pensacola Bar Beacon Edit this at Wikidata
The Pensacola Bar Beacon, with the Pensacola Lighthouse in the background
Constructed1879 Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionlumber Edit this on Wikidata
Height26 ft (7.9 m) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapesquare pyramid Edit this on Wikidata
Deactivated1900s Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height55 ft (17 m) Edit this on Wikidata
Lenssixth order Fresnel lens Edit this on Wikidata
Range11 nmi (20 km; 13 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicF W Edit this on Wikidata
Pensacola Lighthouse and Keeper's Quarters
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Arealess than one acre
Built1859 (1859)
NRHP reference No.74000622[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 15, 1974

The Pensacola Light is a lighthouse at Pensacola Bay, in Florida. It is the third iteration of what was originally a lightship, the Aurora Borealis, and remains an aid to navigation.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

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