Cape Florida Old Lighthouse Tower

The Cape Florida Light is a lighthouse on Cape Florida at the south end of in . Constructed in 1825, it guided mariners off the Florida Reef, which starts near Key Biscayne and extends southward a few miles offshore of the .
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Florida, United States
  • Also known as: Cape Florida Light” and “Cape Florida Lighthouse
  • Address: Key Biscayne, FL 33149

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stiltsville and Key Biscayne.

Locality
is a group of wood stilt houses located one mile south of , on sand banks of the Safety Valve on the edge of in .

refers to both a tropical island just southeast of and a village on that island. The Village of , incorporated on June 18, 1991, is in the center of the four-mile-long, two-mile-wide barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay.

Cape Florida Old Lighthouse Tower

Latitude
25.66659° or 25° 39′ 60″ north
Longitude
-80.15597° or 80° 9′ 22″ west
Height
95 feet (29 metres)
Open location code
76QXMR8V+JJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 305533830
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
4149977
Wiki­data ID
Q3378203
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