Mount Dora Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Mount Dora Lighthouse
This 11-meter brick tower, built in 1988, features horizontal red and white bands. It is covered in stucco and topped with a hexagonal lantern and gallery. The lighthouse stands on Grantham Point, on the northeast side of Lake Dora in Mount Dora, Florida. It is approximately 47 kilometers northwest of Orlando. The site is open to the public, but the tower is closed.
Why it matters: Built entirely through citizen contributions, this freshwater lighthouse serves as a beloved local symbol and a recognizable landmark for recreational boaters on Lake Dora.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Red
- Raw Code
- Fl R
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1988
Significant events: built with citizen contributions
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 11m
- Tower Color
- with horizontal red and white bands
- Material
- brick
Structure: A 11m stucco-covered brick tower with a hexagonal lantern and gallery, painted with horizontal red and white bands.
Location
- Country
- 🇺🇸United States
- Region
- Florida
- Sea Region
- Grantham Point, Gilbert Park, on the northeast side of Lake Dora in Mount Dora, Florida, approximately 25 miles northwest of Orlando
- Latitude
- 28.7948°
- Longitude
- -81.6440°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Indian River City(46.9 km)
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