Jeff Routzahn

Photos from the trip

Atlantic coast, near Daytona

Ponce de Leon Inlet Light

Ponce Inlet, Florida

Its real signal — watch it blink

Fl(6) W 30s — six white flashes in fifteen seconds, then a pause

One full cycle: 30 seconds.

Built
1887
First lit
1887
Height
175 ft
Focal plane
159 ft above water
Status
Still burning
Visited
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The second-tallest brick lighthouse in America and Florida's only National Historic Landmark lighthouse. Its beam runs a staccato signature — six quick white flashes in fifteen seconds, then fifteen seconds of stillness, round and round. Two hundred and thirteen steps to the top, straight up red-washed brick.