WayfarrowCape St. George Light
Lighthouse · Franklin County, Florida
Cape St. George Light is a lighthouse in Franklin County, Florida. Florida has 49 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 5 of them in Franklin County.
It was built in 2008, in the postwar decades, making it the 30th oldest of the 30 in Florida with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 77 feet tall (10th tallest of 16 measured in Florida); its light sits 75 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 6s (a white flash every 6 seconds); it guards Apalachee Bay; it was deactivated in 1994.
Status check, 2026-11: The 1852 tower on Little St. George Island collapsed into the Gulf on Oct 21, 2005. It was rebuilt from salvaged materials at a new site in the center of St. George Island (which matches the record's coordinates) and opened in December 2008. The record's 1833 was the first, long-gone tower at a different site. Cape St. George Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 29.6630° N, 84.8627° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Tower height | 77 ft |
| Focal height | 75 ft |
| Light characteristic | Fl W 6s |
| Deactivated | 1994 |
| Body of water | Apalachee Bay |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 29.66303, -84.86273 |
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- Dog Island Lightlighthouse · Franklin County · 14.4 mi
- Dog Island Lightlighthouse · Franklin County · 14.4 mi
- Achackwaithleghost town · Franklin County · 14.5 mi
- Crooked River Lightlighthouse · Franklin County · 14.9 mi
- Ekanachatteghost town · Jackson County · 24.4 mi
- Cape San Blas Lightlighthouse · Gulf County · 28.6 mi
- Escambiaghost town · Liberty County · 29 mi
- St. Josephghost town · Gulf County · 31.1 mi
- Tamaghost town · Liberty County · 35.4 mi
- St. Joseph Point Lightlighthouse · Gulf County · 35.7 mi
Questions
Where is Cape St. George Light?
Cape St. George Light is in Franklin County, Florida, at 29.6630, -84.8627.
How many lighthouses are in Franklin County?
Franklin County, Florida has 5 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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