Category: Lighthouses
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Quote – Lighthouse – Week #23
The feature image is the top of the St. Marks Lighthouse at the St. Marks Wildlife Refuge just south of the Florida state capitol of Tallahassee. I am sharing a few of the Florida lighthouses that I have visited over the years. It is not the total list, but some of my favorites.
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CEE’S BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO CHALLENGE – Words with “O” & “U”
Every month the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum has a Sunset/Moonrise Tour where only a few can climb the 219 step cylinder lighthouse. It is $30.00 per person and well worth going up there and having a chance to watch the sunset and the moon rise in the same night.
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CEE’S BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO CHALLENGE – Shadows & Reflections
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge
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CEE’S BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO CHALLENGE – Lighting of Any Kind
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge
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SQUARES – Perspective – Ponce Lighthouse
Ponce de Leon Lighthouse is the tallest in Florida at 175 feet (53.34 meters) high and the second tallest in the United States behind the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in North Carolina. It is equipped with a Third Order Fresnel lens and shines out 17 nautical miles (32 kilometers or 20 miles).
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SQUARES – Perspective – St. Marks Lighthouse
My fascination with lighthouses goes back over 15 years when I started collecting them. It wasn’t until this year that we actually drove over to the St. Marks Wildlife Refuge that I finally checked this off my bucket list. It was a two-fer because we went over looking for the American Flamingo.
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SQUARE TOPS – Looking at the Top – Ponce Lighthouse
Today, I present to you the Ponce de Leon Lighthouse at the Ponce Inlet near New Smyrna Beach, Florida between St. Augustine and Cape Canaveral. This cylinder lighthouse is the tallest in Florida at 175 feet high and the second tallest in the United States behind the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in North Carolina. It is…
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SQUARE TOPS – Lighthouse Top
Top of the St. Marks Lighthouse near Tallahassee, Florida. The lighthouse in located in the St. Marks Wildlife Refuge. Between November, 2017 and April, 2018, it underwent major renovations along with the keeper’s dwelling. A replica 4th order Fresnel lens was installed and the light shines again over the bay. Click the panel below to…
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Oct. 17 – Are You Square? Lines & Square Challenge – Lighthouses
Thank you to Becky for hosting this awesome challenge. For Life of B’s October “Are You Square” Challenge I collected lighthouses for many years and have quite a few novelty items and some collectables. I downsized a couple of years ago by selling off about 1/2 of my stock. I kept a few of them…
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