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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.
Alligator Reef Light: ... Key West Light: Key West 1826 (First) 1849 (Current) 1915 ... Florida Lighthouse Page". Web Archive. Retrieved on 2010-09-28.
Sombrero Key Light is located offshore of Vaca Key in Marathon, Florida. [2] The lighthouse is located on a mostly submerged reef.The name Sombrero Key goes back to the Spanish, and old charts show a small island at the spot, but by the later 19th Century the island had eroded away, with some parts of the reef exposed at low tide.
A group says it still needs to raise $6 million to fully renovate the structure.
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 ...
As Hurricane Helene barrels toward Florida, several live stream cameras along Florida beaches are set to capture the major storm’s impacts along the Gulf Coast.
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]
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