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Alligator Reef Light is located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) east of Indian Key, near the Matecumbe Keys of Florida in the United States, north of Alligator Reef itself. The station was established in 1873.
The lighthouse is anchored in the coral about four miles offshore of Indian Key and is named after the USS Alligator, a Navy schooner that ran aground on the reef and sank in 1822, according to ...
A 150-year-old beacon that helped guide ships through the treacherous Florida Keys coral reefs before GPS, sonar and other technology made it obsolete is shining again as part of a national effort ...
The Alligator Reef Light sits on Alligator Reef. A wreck traditionally considered as the remains of USS Alligator is located 200 feet southwest of the lighthouse and can be seen by snorkelers and divers year-round; however a 1996 expedition has challenged this identification, and the wreck is probably that of another 19th c. ship. [2]
Alligator Reef Light: Islamorada 1873 1963 2015 [1] (Replaced) VRB-25 ... Anclote Keys Light: Tarpon Springs (Anclote Key 1887 1952 Active (Inactive: 1984–2003) ...
The lighthouse was named for the U.S. Navy Schooner Alligator that grounded on the reef in 1822. Equipment was stripped from the vessel before it was blown up to prevent it from being used by pirates.
Key Largo: 4: Alligator Reef Light: Alligator Reef Light. December 1, 2011 : Offshore 3.5 ... Sand Key Lighthouse. April 11, 1973 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Key ...
A rock star,” said Capt. Matt Bellinger, a longtime Florida Keys backcountry fishing guide who was operating a support boat for the annual Swim for Alligator Lighthouse 8-mile race in Islamorada.