Anclote Keys Light

Infobox Lighthouse

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caption = Anclote Keys lighthouse as it appeared in 2005
location = Anclote Key at the mouth of the Anclote River, near Tarpon Springs, Florida
coordinates = coord|28|10|01.11|N|82|50|40.74|W|type:landmark
yearlit = 1887
automated = 1952
yeardeactivated = 1984
foundation = pilings
construction = cast iron
shape = brown skeletal tower with central cylinder and black lantern
height = 110 feet (34 m)
lens = third-order Fresnel lens
range = 19 nm (35 km)
characteristic = White, Flashing group of 4, every 30 secThe Anclote Keys Light was a lighthouse built in 1887 on Anclote Key, the largest of the Anclote Keys. It is a skeletal square pyramidal tower, painted brown, with a black lantern. After the lighthouse was automated in 1952 the tower and other buildings at the site were often vandalized, interfering with the operation of the light. The Coast Guard determined that the light was no longer needed and deactivated in 1984. The site was eventually turned over to the State of Florida and added to Anclote Key Preserve State Park. As of 2003 the lighthouse has been restored and relit using a reproduction fourth-order Fresnel lens. Anclote Key is accessible only by boat.

It is listed as Anclote Key Light number 1555 in [http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pubs/LightLists/LightLists.htm USCG light lists] .

References

* [http://www.anclotekey.com/lens.htm Anclote Key Lighthouse Page] - accessed January 1 2006
* [http://www.floridastateparks.org/anclotekey/default.cfm Anclote Key Preserve State Park]
* [http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHFL.asp U.S. Coast Guard Historic Light Station Information] - accessed June 29 2008
* [http://users.erols.com/lthouse/aklt.htm Anclote Keys Lighthouse] - accessed January 1 2006
*McCarthy, Kevin M. 1990 Anclote Key Lighthouse. "Florida Lighthouses". University of Florida Press, Gainesville, Florida.