Hillsboro Inlet Light

Hillsboro Inlet Light
Location	north side of Hillsboro Inlet
Coordinates	26°15′32″N 80°4′51″W / 26.25889°N 80.08083°W
Tower
Constructed	1907
Foundation	iron piling
Construction	iron
Automated	1974
Height	42 m (138 ft)
Shape	octagonal skeletal with cylinder
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place
Light
First lit	1907
Focal height	136 feet (41 m)
Lens	second-order bivalve Fresnel lens
Range	28 nautical miles (52 km; 32 mi)
Characteristic	White, Flashing every 20 seconds
	Hillsboro Inlet Light Station
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
NRHP reference No.	79000661
Added to NRHP	16 February 1979

Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the north side of Hillsboro Inlet, midway between Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton, in Hillsboro Beach, Florida. The light marks the northern limit of the Florida Reef, an underwater coral formation on the lower east coast of the state.

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