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Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse

Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse from directly overhead

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

Coordinates26.25924, -80.08079

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • 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
Museums: 38
Historic sites: 36
Nature reserves: 34
  • 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
Attractions: 30
Gardens: 16
Picnic sites: 5
  • Daggerwing: 5.6 mi
  • Elfin: 5.6 mi
  • Crescent: 5.7 mi
  • Grandiosa: 5.8 mi
  • Picnic area: 6.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monarch Hill Renewable Energy ParkWNW 286°70 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0219:32
June solstice06:2919:4320:16
September equinox07:1018:4819:18
December solstice07:0416:5917:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F687073778083848483807571
Precip in1.92.02.93.45.58.15.36.37.66.63.72.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pompano Beach Airpark, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9141453890

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