Rebecca Shoal Light
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The Rebecca Shoal Light was located on a treacherous coral bank, Rebecca Shoal, 6.2 miles (10 km) west of the Marquesas Keys and 31 miles (50 km) east of the Dry Tortugas.
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Location | East of Garden Key, Dry Tortugas |
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Coordinates | 24°34′42″N 82°35′06″W |
Tower | |
Foundation | screw-pile |
Construction | Wood structure |
Automated | 1926 |
Height | 66 feet (20 m) |
Shape | House on piles |
Light | |
First lit | 1886 |
Deactivated | 1953 |
Lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens |
Characteristic | White flash every 6 s (red sector covers the shoal) |
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