Hen and Chickens Shoal Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Hen and Chickens Shoal Lighthouse
A red light flashes every 2.5 seconds from a 10.5-meter skeletal steel tower. The structure is triangular and pyramidal, standing on a screwpile foundation. Originally, the tower included an enclosed lantern. This navigation aid is located south of Plantation Key within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The nearest port is Tavernier, 4.4 kilometers away. The site is open to visitors, but the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This light warns mariners away from the hazardous Hen and Chickens Shoal, a coral reef system.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Red
- Interval
- 2.5s
- Raw Code
- Fl R 2.5s
- Focal Height
- 10.5m
- Geographic Range
- 10.5NM
Location
- Country
- 🇺🇸United States
- Region
- Florida
- Sea Region
- Located south of Plantation Key, within the protected Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
- Latitude
- 24.9330°
- Longitude
- -80.5487°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Tavernier(4.4 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J2986
- USCG No.
- 3-12195
- ARLHS No.
- USA-1227
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 10.5m
- Tower Shape
- pyramidal
- Material
- steel
Structure: A 10.5m triangular pyramidal skeletal steel tower on a screwpile foundation, originally with an enclosed lantern.
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Hen and Chickens Shoal على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب United States، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.