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Gasparilla Island Light (1890 tower), Gasparilla Island, Boca Grande, Florida. NPS photos by Candace Clifford, 1998. | |
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POINT (RANGE REAR) LIGHT Location: MOBILE BAY ENTRANCE Nearest City: GULF SHORES Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD/ALABAMA HISTORICAL COMMISSION Current Use: STATE HISTORIC SITE Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY Access: FORT MORGAN STATE HISTORIC SITE/51 HIGHWAY 180 WEST Florida (west) CAPE SAN BLAS LIGHT Location: CAPE SAN BLAS Nearest City: APALACHICOLA Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY Access: COUNTY ROUTE 30 CAPE ST. GEORGE LIGHT Location: LITTLE ST GEO ISLAND/GULF OF MEXICO Nearest City: APALACHICOLA Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO CAPE ST. GEORGE LIGHTHOUSE SOCIETY Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY Access: OFFSHORE/CAPE ST. GEORGE PARK EGMONT KEY LIGHT Location: TAMPA BAY Nearest City: ST. PETERSBURG Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD/FLORIDA PARK SERVICE Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN WILDLIFE REFUGE Open to the Public: TWICE-MONTHLY TOURS Access: BOAT/EGMONT KEY STATE PARK GASPARILLA ISLAND (BOCA GRANDE) LIGHT Location: GASPARILLA ISLAND/GULF OF MEXICO Nearest City: BOCA GRANDE Owner/Manager: FLORIDA PARK SERVICE/BARRIER ISLAND PARK SOCIETY Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/MUSEUM IN A STATE PARK Open to the Public: OPEN 10-4 WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, CLOSED AUGUST & MAJOR HOLIDAYS (TOLLS TO GET ON ISLAND AND TO PARK) Access: BARRIER ISLAND STATE PARK Phone: 941-964-0060 PENSACOLA LIGHT Location: ENTRANCE TO PENSACOLA BAY Nearest City: PENSACOLA Owner/Manager: U.S. NAVY WITH USCG ACCESS TO OPTIC Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION ON NAVAL AIR STATION Open to the Public: MUSEUM IN KEEPERS, TOWER OPEN BY APPOINTMENT Access: NAS PENSACOLA/ROUTE 292 SOUTH ST. MARKS (RANGE REAR) LIGHT Location: APPALACHEE BAY/ST. MARKS RIVER Nearest City: ST. MARKS Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD/U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY; TOWER OPEN ONCE A YEAR ON ARMED SERVICES DAY IN MAY Access: ST. MARKS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE/ROUTE 59 OFF US 98 Phone: 850-925-6121 SANIBEL ISLAND LIGHT Location: POINT YBEL, SANIBEL ISLAND Nearest City: SANIBEL Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO CITY OF SANIBEL Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/KEEPERS SERVE AS HOUSING Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY Access: CAUSEWAY ON COUNTY ROAD 867 Louisana SOUTHWEST REEF LIGHT Location: RELOCATED FROM ATCHAFALAYA BAY Nearest City: BERWICK Owner/Manager: TOWN OF BERWICK Current Use: TOWN PARK Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY - EVERETT S. BERRY LIGHTHOUSE PARK Access: BELLEVUE FRONT ST. & CANTON ST. Phone: 504-384-8858 Mississippi BILOXI LIGHT Location: MISSISSIPPI SOUND Nearest City: BILOXI Owner/Manager: CITY OF BILOXI Current Use: PRIVATE AID TO NAVIGATION Open to the Public: OPEN DAILY AT 10 AM EXCEPT SUNDAYS; $2 ADULTS AND $1 FOR CHILDREN Access: CITY PARK/U.S. 90 AT PORTER AVENUE Phone: 228-435-6244 Texas HALF MOON REEF LIGHT Location: MOVED ASHORE/ORIG. MATAGORDA BAY Nearest City: PORT LAVACA Owner/Manager: CALHOUN COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION Current Use: PARK Open to the Public: BY APPOINTMENT AND ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS Access: PORT LAVACA COMMUNITY PARK Phone: 512-552-6342 MATAGORDA ISLAND LIGHT STATION Location: MATAGORDA ISLAND/MATAGORDA BAY Nearest City: PORT O'CONNOR Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO MATAGORDA ISLAND STATE PARK Current Use: STATE PARK Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY Access: FERRY TO MATAGORDA STATE PARK Phone: 361-983-2215 POINT ISABEL (PORT ISABEL) LIGHT Location: BRAZOS SANTIAGO PASS Nearest City: PORT ISABEL Owner/Manager: TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT Current Use: HISTORIC SITE Open to the Public: PORT ISABEL LIGHTHOUSE STATE HISTORIC SITE(INCLUDES EXHIBIT IN KEEPERS QUARTERS AND VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER) Access: QUEEN ISABEL CAUSEWAY/ROUTE 100 Phone: 512-943-1172 |