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Cape Canaveral lighthouse

The Cape Canaveral Light is a historic lighthouse on the east coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The light was established in 1848 to warn ships of the dangerous shoals that lie off its coast.
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Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse at Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., built in 1868
  • Also known as: “Cape Canaveral Light” and “Cape Canaveral Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 11 and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Skid Strip.

Historic site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Launch Complex 11 at , Florida, is a launch complex used by Atlas missiles between 1958 and 1964. It is the southernmost of the launch pads known as Missile Row. is situated 1 mile north of Cape Canaveral lighthouse.

Aerodrome
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on in .

Ruins
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Launch Complex 12 at , Florida was a launch pad used by Atlas rockets and missiles between 1958 and 1967. It was the second-most southern of the pads known as Missile Row, between LC-11 to the south and LC-13 to the north. is situated 1½ miles north of Cape Canaveral lighthouse.

Cape Canaveral lighthouse

Latitude
28.46036° or 28° 27′ 37″ north
Longitude
-80.54345° or 80° 32′ 36″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
76WXFF64+4J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1219644136
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
4149961
Wiki­data ID
Q5034639
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In Other Languages

From French to Slovenian—“Cape Canaveral lighthouse” goes by many names.

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