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Tennessee Reef Light still has its original lantern.
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Pacific Reef Light lantern was moved to a park in
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42:were navigational aids erected near the
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879:Buckler, Melissa (September 24, 2019).
818:Buckler, Melissa (September 17, 2019).
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1030:Vincent, Marie (October 22, 2019).
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301:2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of
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941:"Hen and Chickens Shoal (Florida)"
59:skeletal pyramidal structure on a
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850:"Station MLRF1 - Molasses Reef"
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911:"Hen and Chickens Shoal Light"
854:NOAA National Data Buoy Center
408:Flashing white, once a second
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287:Hen and Chickens Shoal Light
793:University of North Carolina
480:Flashing white, 0.3 seconds
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341:Flashing red, 3 seconds
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1001:"Smith Shoal Light, FL"
1297:Hen and Chickens Shoal
1171:Lighthouses of Florida
1062:"Cosgrove Shoal Light"
1032:"Tennessee Reef Light"
76:Hen and Chickens Shoal
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1088:"Pulaski Shoal Light"
820:"Molasses Reef Light"
602:15 feet (4.6 m)
557:14 feet (4.3 m)
534:24.45778°N 82.18500°W
493:Cosgrove Shoal Light
486:15 feet (4.6 m)
421:Tennessee Reef Light
414:20 feet (6.1 m)
347:19 feet (5.8 m)
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881:"Pacific Reef Light"
637:Carysfort Reef Light
633:American Shoal Light
629:Alligator Reef Light
570:49 feet (15 m)
564:Pulaski Shoal Light
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360:49 feet (15 m)
298:range lens (300 mm)
293:35 feet (11 m)
280:7 feet (2.1 m)
221:45 feet (14 m)
215:Pacific Reef Light
208:9 feet (2.7 m)
143:45 feet (14 m)
137:Molasses Reef Light
1337:Ponce de Leon Inlet
971:"Smith Shoal Light"
730:Dean, Love (1982).
671:Islamorada, Florida
539:24.45778; -82.18500
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567:Hexagonal pyramid
496:Hexagonal pyramid
424:Hexagonal pyramid
357:Hexagonal pyramid
354:Smith Shoal Light
103:Height above water
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1212:Anclote Keys
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155:Fresnel lens
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57:wrought iron
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44:Florida Keys
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1407:Volusia Bar
1367:Smith Shoal
1282:Fowey Rocks
1262:Dames Point
732:Reef Lights
537: /
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236:Elliott Key
185: /
129:Water depth
126:Tower color
100:Tower shape
1287:Garden Key
1277:Egmont Key
1267:Dog Island
717:References
525:82°11′06″W
522:24°27′28″N
61:screw-pile
1397:St. Marks
1332:Pensacola
1242:Cedar Key
803:March 12,
440:south of
161:Key Largo
120:Original
1431:Category
1382:St Johns
1357:Sand Key
1312:Key West
1122:Archived
1040:Archived
1009:Archived
979:Archived
949:Archived
919:Archived
889:Archived
858:Archived
828:Archived
769:June 29,
585:Key West
509:Key West
442:Long Key
370:Key West
200:Flashing
114:Location
50:Overview
580:500 mm
504:200 mm
454:80°47′W
451:24°45′N
382:81°55′W
379:24°43′N
315:80°33′W
312:24°56′N
248:80°09′W
245:25°22′N
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132:Notes
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477:1933
405:1933
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106:Image
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