St. Johns Light
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| St. Johns Light | |
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 The St. Johns Light Station was built in 1954 to replace the St. Johns Light Ship. |
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| Location: | 3/4 mile south of the mouth of the St. Johns River, on Naval Station Mayport, Florida |
| Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS) |
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| Year first lit: | 1954 |
| Automated: | 1967 |
| Construction: | poured concrete |
| Tower shape: | square tower with bevelled corners |
| Height: | 66 feet, light is 83 feet above sea level |
| Original lens: | Crouse-Hinds Company 250 kilocandela airway beacon type light |
| Characteristic: | Group flashing white light every 20 seconds, flash 1 second, eclipse 1.5 seconds, flash 1 second, eclipse 1.5 seconds, flash 1 second, eclipse 11.5 seconds; with red sector from 174° to 195°, white from 196° to 000° |
The St. Johns Light Station was built in 1954 to replace the St. Johns Lightship (LV-84). When the St. Johns River lighthouse was decommissioned in 1929 it was replaced by a lightship stationed 7 miles east of the mouth of the St. Johns River. The St. Johns Light is made of concrete, poured in one continuous operation. It has never had a traditional lantern, but received an airway-beacon style light from the beginning.
[edit] References
- McCarthy, Kevin M. (1990). Florida Lighthouses, Paintings by William L. Trotter, Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Press. ISBN 0-8130-0982-0.
- U.S. Coast Guard Historic Light Station Information & Photography - Florida - retrieved February 14, 2006
- AMATEUR RADIO LIGHTHOUSE SOCIETY - List of Lighthouse Coordinates - retrieved February 14, 2006
- Lighthouses at Lighthouse Depot - St. Johns Light - retrieved February 14, 2006
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