Ponce de Leon Inlet Light
The Mosquito Inlet Light, later known as the Ponce de Leon Inlet Light | |
| Location | 4931 South Peninsula Dr Ponce de Leon Inlet Ponce Inlet, Florida South of Daytona |
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| Coordinates | 29°4′50.22″N 80°55′40.86″W / 29.0806167°N 80.9280167°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1835 |
| Foundation | brick |
| Construction | brick |
| Automated | 1953 |
| Height | 175 feet (53 m) |
| Shape | conical tower |
| Heritage | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1887 (current structure) |
| Deactivated | 1970; reactivated, 1982 |
| Focal height | 159 feet (48 m) |
| Lens | First order Fresnel lens, 1887-1933, Third order Fresnel lens, 1933-1970 and since 2004 |
| Range | 17 nautical miles; 32 kilometres (20 mi) |
| Characteristic | fixed light (original) Group flashing 6 times every 30 sec (current) |
Ponce De Leon Inlet Lightstation | |
| Nearest city | Ponce Inlet, Florida |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1887 |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000355 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 22, 1972 |
| Designated NHLD | August 5, 1998 |
The Ponce de Leon Inlet Light is a lighthouse and museum located at Ponce de León Inlet in Central Florida. At 175 feet (53 m) in height, it is the tallest lighthouse in the state and one of the tallest in the United States (the Cape Hatteras Light in North Carolina is taller at 207 feet (63 m)). It is located between St. Augustine Light and Cape Canaveral Light. Restored by the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association, the lighthouse became a National Historic Landmark in 1998.