Today is National Lighthouse Day!
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In South Florida we have several lighthouses – celebrate by visiting one. Some are on land and accessible to everyone, others are out at sea over the Florida Keys reef chain. They are just a small subset of all the lighthouses in Florida!
Presented here in order from north to south, starting with Jupiter Lighthouse and ending with Sand Key Lighthouse. You can take a virtual peek or an extended tour of the one’s that I have paddled out to.
These lighthouses were beacons in their day and
today remain beacons in time as integral parts of South Florida history!
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(click on any pic for more!)
Jupiter Inlet – the Red Lighthouse kayak paddle.
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Kayaks at Hillsboro Lighthouse at the inlet.
Note the difference in water quality and spot the Blimp! 😮
Click for interactive 360 aerial panorama.
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Cape Florida lighthouse on Key Biscayne at Bill Baggs State Park, aerial seagull’s eye view.
Click for interactive panorama!
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Kayaking the Biscayne Bay triangle: Cape Florida – Fowey Rocks – Soldier Key!
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Boca Chita – kayaking to a Fantasy Island on Biscayne Bay!
(This is a decorative lighthouse, but worth seeing nonetheless.)
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Carysfort Reef Lighthouse – paddling into upper Keys nautical history!
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Kayaking to Alligator Light Reef (lighthouse) .. of Fishes, Wreckers, Pirates and Keys History!
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Sombrero Reef Lighthouse – visiting the tallest of the reef lights via kayak!
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Lower Keys paddling to American Shoal Lighthouse on the edge of the Gulf Stream!
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Sand Key Lighthouse – kayaking to the “southern star” of the offshore Keys reef lights!
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Then there are also a few more historic lighthouses like the Key West lighthouse , and two more in the Dry Tortugas that I hope to visit soon! 🙂
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More lighthouse information:
List of lighthouses in Florida
Florida Lighthouse Association
American Lighthouse Foundation
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Enjoy!
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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/2013/10/06/jupiter-inlet-red-lighthouse-kayak-paddle/
http://www.dermandar.com/p/amqLbO/pompano-hillsboro-light-kayakfari-aerial
http://www.dermandar.com/p/cOFcJC
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With that said..
Blessings friends!
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