Cape Canaveral Light

Cape Canaveral Light is a lighthouse in Brevard County, Florida. Florida has 49 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Brevard County.

It was built in 1848, in the first half of the 19th century, making it the 5th oldest of the 30 in Florida with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 65 feet tall (11th tallest of 16 measured in Florida); its light sits 60 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 195s (a white flash every 195 seconds), with a range of about 12 nautical miles; it guards North Atlantic Ocean; it was deactivated in 1868.

Its record gives 1893 as the year this lighthouse was demolished, destroyed or taken out of existence, so it may no longer stand; check its status before you travel. It stands at 28.4606° N, 80.5273° W.

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