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Egmont Key Light
The Egmont Key Lighthouse before its lantern was removed in 1944.
Map
Locationnorth end of Egmont Key in Tampa Bay, across from Fort DeSoto
Coordinates27°36′03″N 82°45′39″W / 27.6008°N 82.7608°W / 27.6008; -82.7608
Tower
Constructed1848 Edit this on Wikidata
Foundationstone
Constructionbrick
Automated1990
Height85 feet, 87 feet above sea level
Shapeconical
Light
First litfirst tower, 1848
second tower, 1858
Focal height26 m (85 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Lens1858 tower, third order Fresnel lens
Range24 nmi (44 km; 28 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Characteristic Fl W 15s Edit this on Wikidata
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