Hen and Chickens Shoal Light
The Hen and Chickens Shoal Light was the smallest of these lights, and the only one built as a triangular pyramid. It still exists, serving as a daymark. The lantern has been removed. The tower is painted red and stands in 19 feet (5.8 m) of water.
| Location: | about 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Plantation Key |
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| Coordinates |
24°56′N 80°33′W / 24.933°N 80.55°W / 24.933; -80.55 |
| Year first lit: | 1929 |
| Tower shape: | triangular skeleton tower on piles |
| Height: | 35 feet (11 m) |
| Original lens: | Range lens (acetylene gas, compressed) |
| Characteristic: | Flashing red, 3 seconds |
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