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2. Norah Head Lightstation Precinct - Wikipedia

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   The focal plane of the light was 46 metres (151 ft) above high water mark and visibility horizon was 29 kilometres (18 mi). [1] The light was first exhibited on 15 November 1903. The original light was on 438,000 candle power. The cost of the optical apparatus in 1901 was A£5,000. On 13 April 1923, the concentric wick burner inside the lens ...

3. Ponce de Leon Inlet Light - Wikipedia

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   The Ponce De Leon Inlet Light Station was designated a National Historic Landmark on August 5, 1998, [7] [8] one of only eleven lighthouses to earn this designation. [9] The lighthouse and three keepers' dwellings have been restored, and are open to the public seven days a week. The lighthouse tower is open for climbing.

4. Point Arena Light - Wikipedia

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   Point Arena Light is a lighthouse in Mendocino County, California, United States, two miles (3 km) north of Point Arena, California. It is approximately 130 mi (210 km) north of San Francisco , in the Fort Point Group of lighthouses.

5. Cape San Blas Light - Wikipedia

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   The light is now in a white, square skeleton tower, enclosing a stair cylinder, with the lantern 96 feet (29 m) above ground and 101 feet (31 m) above water. The 800,000 candela 3-foot 2-order electric light flashes white every 20 seconds and is visible 16 miles (26 km or 30 km). A radiobeacon was established at the station in 1939.

6. Cape Lookout Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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   In 1851 Cape Lookout Lighthouse was reported as one of nine coast lights "which require to be improved. The towers of each of them should have an elevation of 150 feet above the level of the sea and should be fitted up in the best manner with first-order lens apparatus, to insure a brilliancy and range adequate to the wants of commerce.

7. Jupiter Inlet Light - Wikipedia

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   The top of the 105-foot (32 m) tower is 153 feet (47 m) above sea level. The light can be seen 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi) at sea. The lighthouse structure is brick with double masonry walls. The outer wall is conical, tapering from 31.5 inches (800 mm) (eight bricks thick) at ground level to 18 inches (460 mm) (three bricks thick) at base ...