Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse

Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse (HM2D2H)

Location: Hillsboro Beach, FL 33062 Broward County
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Country: United States of America
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N 26° 15.554', W 80° 4.847'

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This lighthouse is one of five skeletal cast-iron towers built by the Russel Wheel and Foundry Co. in Detroit, Michigan. The optical system was built in 1906 by Barbier Benard et Turren in Paris, France. Following its construction, the lighthouse was barged down the Mississippi River, through the Gulf of Mexico and Florida Keys, and then to the Hillsboro River inlet. The giant Fresnel lens, 9 feet in diameter and weighing 2.5 metric tons, floated on a pool of mercury. The first light was fueled by kerosene vapor, which had to be carried up the 175-step lantern room staircase by hand. In the 1920s, the lighthouse was electrified and a 250-watt lightbulb replaced the kerosene lantern. A new 1,000-watt bulb was installed in 1966. In 1995, a hazmat crew decontaminated the toxic mercury after the failure of the flotation system three years earlier. A Coast Guard Auxiliary team, led by Commander Art Makenian restored operation of the classic lens in 2000 using a ball bearing concept that featured a 60-inch bearing made in North Carolina. This lighthouse is one of the brightest in the United States sending out a white flash every 20 seconds, visible up to 28 nautical miles.
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HM NumberHM2D2H
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Year Placed2015
Placed ByHillsboro Lighthouse Preservation Society, Inc. and the Florida Department of State
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, December 26th, 2018 at 10:01pm PST -08:00
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Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse
26.25923333, -80.08078333
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 591792 N 2904718
Decimal Degrees26.25923333, -80.08078333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 26° 15.554', W 80° 4.847'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds26° 15' 33.24" N, 80° 4' 50.82" W
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Area Code(s)954, 561, 754
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 907 Hillsboro Mile, Hillsboro Beach FL 33062, US
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