Pensacola Light

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 7, ISBN   0-8130-0941-3
  3. Pensacola Lighthouse, Florida
  4. Pensacola Lighthouse and Museum

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Pensacola Light
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The second Pensacola Lighthouse, date unknown
Pensacola Light
LocationEntrance to Pensacola Bay
Coordinates 30°20′47″N87°18′29″W / 30.3464°N 87.3081°W / 30.3464; -87.3081
Tower
Constructed1858  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Constructiongranite (foundation), brick (tower)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Automated1965  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Height150 ft (46 m)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Shapeconical  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
Focal height190 ft (58 m)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Lensfirst order Fresnel lens  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Range27 nmi (50 km; 31 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Characteristic Fl W 20s  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
First tower OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Constructed1824  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Height40 ft (12 m)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Lens Argand lamp with parabolic reflectors