Pensacola Light
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The Pensacola Light is a lighthouse at Pensacola Bay, in Florida. It is the third iteration of what was originally a lightship, the Aurora Borealis, and remains an aid to navigation.
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Location | Entrance to Pensacola Bay |
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Coordinates | 30°20′47″N 87°18′29″W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1858 |
Construction | granite (foundation), brick (tower) |
Automated | 1965 |
Height | 150 ft (46 m) |
Shape | conical |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Light | |
Focal height | 190 ft (58 m) |
Lens | first order Fresnel lens |
Range | 27 nmi (50 km; 31 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 20s |
First tower | |
Constructed | 1824 |
Height | 40 ft (12 m) |
Lens | Argand lamp with parabolic reflectors |
Pensacola lightship Aurora Borealis | |
First lit | 1823 |
Pensacola Bar Beacon | |
Constructed | 1879 |
Construction | lumber |
Height | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
Shape | square pyramid |
Deactivated | 1900s |
Focal height | 55 ft (17 m) |
Lens | sixth order Fresnel lens |
Range | 11 nmi (20 km; 13 mi) |
Characteristic | F W |
Pensacola Lighthouse and Keeper's Quarters | |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1859 (1859) |
NRHP reference No. | 74000622[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 15, 1974 |
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