Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse
Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse is a historic site in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Monarch Hill Renewable Energy Park stands 70 m to the west-northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Hillsboro Inlet Light, a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. BROWARD CO A1A SCENIC HWY runs past it.
The story
lighthouse in Florida, United States
Dates from 1907.
Wikidata Q12060127, matched on coordinates and name (39 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- his lighthouse is one of five skeletal cast-iron towers built by the Russel Wheel and Foundry Co. in Detroit, Michigan. The optical system was built in 1906 by Barbier Benard et Turren in Paris, France.
How to reach it
- On the BROWARD CO A1A SCENIC HWY
Overlooks nearby
- Jungle Queen Riverboat · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Barefoot Mailman: 0.0 mi
- Sisters: 4.4 mi
- Lily in Berea: 4.5 mi
- Addison Mizner Statue: 6.0 mi
- Mending Wall: 6.7 mi
- Surfboard Park: 0.1 mi
- Beach Path: 0.2 mi
- Hillsboro Inlet Park: 0.2 mi
- Marine Drive Park: 0.6 mi
- Exchange Club Park: 0.6 mi
- Blanche Ely House Museum: 3.2 mi
- Creation Science Museum: 4.5 mi
- South Florida Railway Museum: 4.7 mi
- Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum: 6.4 mi
- Boca Raton Children's Museum: 6.6 mi
- Hillsboro Inlet Light Station: 0.2 mi
- Silver Thatch Mounted Beach Patrol: 1.5 mi
- Athletic Hall of Fame: 4.7 mi
- Martin Luther King, Jr.: 7.1 mi
- Coral Springs Veterans Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Deerfield Highlands Nature Reserve: 2.6 mi
- Tivoli Sand Pines Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Military Trail Natural Area: 3.8 mi
- Blazing Star Reserve: 6.5 mi
- Fern Forest Nature Center: 7.0 mi
- Max’s Barber: 2.9 mi
- Butterfly World: 5.7 mi
- Seaboard Air Line Lounge Car 6603: 5.8 mi
- Seaboard Air Line Dining Car 6113: 5.8 mi
- Sunrise Paddleboards: 7.3 mi
- Boca Raton Museum Art School Sculpture Garden: 6.5 mi
- Boca Raton Museum Sculpture Garden: 6.7 mi
- Sculpture Promenade: 6.7 mi
- Boca Raton Museum of Art Sculpture Garden: 6.8 mi
- Boca Raton Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Fort Lauderdale Beach: 7.8 mi
- Hollywood Beach: 16.1 mi
- Delray Public Beach: 17.6 mi
- Sunny Isles Beach: 22.9 mi
- Haulover Beach: 23.5 mi
- Hillsboro Inlet Light: 0.0 mi
- Keeper's Quarters: 0.0 mi
- Inlet House: 0.0 mi
- Timer and Generator Building: 0.0 mi
- The Bungalow: 0.0 mi
- Daggerwing: 5.6 mi
- Elfin: 5.6 mi
- Crescent: 5.7 mi
- Grandiosa: 5.8 mi
- Picnic area: 6.9 mi
- Yamato Colony: 10.9 mi
- Andytown: 23.7 mi
- Inverrary Waterfalls: 11.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch Hill Renewable Energy Park | WNW 286° | 70 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 19:43 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:48 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:59 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 68 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 71 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 3.7 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pompano Beach Airpark, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9141453890
Day trips start here
- Greater Miami · 21 mi
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