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| Tortugas Harbor Light at Fort Jefferson in Dry Tortugas National Park, near Key West, Florida. NPS photo by Cecil Stoughton, 1972. | |
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Location: SOUTHERNMOST POINT ON KEY BISCAYNE Nearest City: KEY BISCAYNE Owner/Manager: FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Current Use: STATE RECREATION AREA/MUSEUM Open to the Public: MUSEUM IN KEEPERS Access: BILL BAGGS CAPE FLORIDA STATE RECREATION AREA Phone: 305-361-5811 DRY TORTUGAS (LOGGERHEAD KEY)LIGHT Location: LOGGERHEAD KEY/DRY TORTUGAS ISLANDS Nearest City: KEY WEST Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD/NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN NATIONAL PARK Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY Access: BOAT/5 MILES WEST OF FORT JEFFERSON Phone: 305-242-7700 JUPITER INLET LIGHT Location: LOXAHATCHEE & INDIAN RIVER JUNCTION Nearest City: JUPITER Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD/LOXAHATCHEE RIVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. Current Use: MUSEUM IN OIL HOUSE Open to the Public: SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY, 10AM - 4PM (LAST TOUR AT 3:15PM) Access: JUPITER LIGHTHOUSE PARK OFF U.S. 1 AND A1A Phone: 561-747-6639 OR 561-747-8380 KEY WEST LIGHT Location: WHITEHEADS POINT Nearest City: KEY WEST Owner/Manager: MONROE COUNTY/ KEY WEST ART AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY Current Use: MUSEUM Open to the Public: MUSEUM OPEN DAILY Access: 938 WHITEHEAD STREET Phone: 305-294-0012 PONCE DE LEON (MOSQUITO) INLET LIGHT Location: SOUTH OF DAYTONA BEACH Nearest City: PONCE INLET Owner/Manager: TOWN OF PONCE INLET/PONCE DE LEON INLET LIGHTHOUSE PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION Current Use: MUSEUM Open to the Public: MUSEUM AND GROUNDS OPEN DAILY 10-8 DURING SUMMER, 10-4 DURING WINTER Access: 4931 SOUTH PENINSULA DRIVE Phone: 904-761-1821 ST. AUGUSTINE LIGHT Location: ANASTASIA ISLAND Nearest City: ST. AUGUSTINE Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD (TOWER)/ST. JOHNS COUNTY (GROUNDS/KEEPERS); MANAGED BY THE JUNIOR SERVICE LEAGUE OF ST. AUGUSTINE, INC. Current Use: MUSEUM Open to the Public: MUSEUM OPEN DAILY Access: 81 LIGHTHOUSE AVE. OFF ROUTE A1A Phone: 904-829-0745 ST. JOHNS RIVER (MAYPORT) LIGHT Location: ENTRANCE ST. JOHNS RIVER Nearest City: MAYPORT Owner/Manager: U.S. NAVY (OLD TOWER)/U.S. COAST GUARD (MODERN TOWER) Current Use: Open to the Public: GROUNDS OPEN WEEKENDS Access: MAYPORT NAVAL STATION/ROUTE 105 Phone: 904-241-6289 TORTUGAS HARBOR (FORT JEFFERSON) LIGHT Location: GARDEN KEY/DRY TORTUGAS ISLANDS Nearest City: KEY WEST Owner/Manager: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Current Use: NATIONAL PARK Open to the Public: FORT JEFFERSON NATIONAL MONUMENT Access: BOAT OR SEAPLANE FROM KEY WEST Phone: 305-242-7700 Location: SAVANNAH RIVER N. OF TYBEE ISLAND Nearest City: TYBEE ISLAND Owner/Manager: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (FORT PULASKI NATIONAL MONUMENT) Current Use: NATIONAL PARK EXHIBIT Open to the Public: OPEN DAILY, HOWEVER, ONLY ACCESS IS BY BOAT; NPS DOES NOT PROVIDE BOAT ACCESS OR GUIDED TOURS Access: BOAT Phone: 912-786-5787 SAPELO ISLAND LIGHT Location: SAPELO ISLAND Nearest City: DARIEN Owner/Manager: GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Current Use: ESTUARINE SANCTUARY Open to the Public: SAPELO ISLAND NATIONAL ESTUARINE SANCTUARY Access: OFFSHORE/OFF U.S. 17 Phone: 912-485-2251 ST. SIMONS ISLAND LIGHT Location: ST. SIMONS SOUND Nearest City: BRUNSWICK Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO COASTAL GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/MUSEUM IN KEEPERS Open to the Public: OPEN DAILY 10-5 MONDAY-SATURDAY, 1:30-5 SUNDAY Access: 101 12TH STREET Phone: 912-638-4666 TYBEE ISLAND LIGHT Location: SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE Nearest City: TYBEE ISLAND Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO TYBEE ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. Current Use: MUSEUM Open to the Public: MUSEUM OPEN EVERY DAY BUT TUESDAY, 9-6 SUMMER, 9-4 WINTER Access: 30 MEDDIN ST/OFF ROUTE 80 Phone: 912-786-5801 Location: PORT ARECIBO ENTRANCE/NORTH SHORE Nearest City: ARECIBO Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD/MUNICIPALITY OF ARECIBO Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/CITY PARK Open to the Public: CITY PARK Access: OFF ROUTE 66 CAPE SAN JUAN LIGHT (CABO SAN JUAN) Location: CAPE SAN JUAN/NE OF SOROCCO Nearest City: FAJARDO Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO CONSERVATION TRUST OF PUERTO RICO Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/MUSEUM/MARINE LAB Open to the Public: MUSEUM - LIMITED ACCESS Access: POINT MULAS LIGHT Location: WEST SHORE VIEQUES ISLAND Nearest City: VIEQUES Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD/MUNICIPALITY OF VIEQUES Current Use: MARINE MUSEUM Open to the Public: 6 DAYS A WEEK Access: PORT SAN JUAN (EL MORRO) LIGHT Location: ON EL MORRO/SAN JUAN HARBOR ENTRANCE Nearest City: SAN JUAN Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD/NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN NATIONAL PARK Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY Access: SAN JUAN NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE Phone: 809-729-6653 Location: DAUFUSKIE ISLAND/CALIBOQUE SOUND Nearest City: HILTON HEAD Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER Current Use: PRIVATE AID TO NAVIGATION/BED AND BREAKFAST Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY Access: FERRY FROM HILTON HEAD HILTON HEAD RANGE REAR (LEAMINGTON) LIGHT Location: HILTON HEAD ISLAND Nearest City: BEAUFORT Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER Current Use: RESORT ATTRACTION Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY - BY APPOINTMENT Access: ARTHUR HILL GOLF COURSE/PALMETTO DUNES RESORT Phone: 843-785-1106 HUNTING ISLAND LIGHT Location: HUNTING ISLAND STATE PARK Nearest City: BEAUFORT Owner/Manager: SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION, AND TOURISM Current Use: STATE PARK Open to the Public: GROUNDS OPEN DAILY 10 AM TO 5 PM Access: HUNTING ISLAND STATE PARK/U.S. 21 Phone: 803-838-2011 |