Managing Organization: Biscayne National Park
Website: http://www.nps.gov/bisc/planyourvisit/bocachita.htm
Notes: This lighthouse was built by Mark C. Honeywell, who owned the island from 1937 to 1945. The Honeywell Corporation tycoon thought the lighthouse would help his boat captain to have a landmark for use as a navigational bearing. The lighthouse was lit, but Honeywell was soon informed that the lighthouse constituted a hazard to navigation. Within hours after it was first lit it was extinguished. The lightouse is open to the public intermittently, but not a regularly scheduled basis. Tower Height: 65 Description of Tower: Conical limestone tower.
This light is not operational
Date Established: c. 1937 Date Present Tower Built: c. 1937 Current Use: Attraction in national park. Open To Public? At times.
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