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MS 1 |
Round Island |
destroyed by Hurricane Georges, 1998. There are plans to rebuild. |
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MS 1C |
Biloxi Casino
latitude 30º 23' 29.4" N longitude 88º 53' 37" W
March 27, 2007
This is probably just "a nice looking place", but we've
included the photo for just that reason.
You can see this light from the parking lot on the ocean side of the
Biloxi light below.
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MS 2 |
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Biloxi
latitude 30º 23' 40" N longitude 88º 54' 4.3" W
March 27, 2007
From Interstate 10 north of Biloxi, take exit 46 to Interstate 110.
Travel south on Interstate 110 for just over four miles to Highway 90.
Go west on Highway 90, and you will see the lighthouse in the median in
less than a half mile. We took this picture during a visit to God's
Katrina Kitchen. You can see a pre-Katrina photo on
Flickr.
Note that in the picture that is pre-Katrina, most
of the trees that surrounded the light are no longer there. |
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MS 2B |
Broadwave Beach Marina
March 27, 2007This probably was just a day mark for the entrance to the Marina.
Since the marina is no longer operational, whether there originally was a
light here is no longer clear.
This light is only a few miles west of the Biloxi light above. |
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MS 3 |
Ship Island,
rebuilt in 2000, destroyed again by Katrina in 2005 |
Ship Island Excursions offers
ferry service from Gulfport, Mississippi to Ship Island, where the
lighthouse and replica formerly stood. Ferry service is available March
through October, weather permitting. The ferry dock is located on the
Mississippi Sound side of the island near Fort Massachusetts. The site
of the lighthouse can be reached by walking 0.3 miles east along the
beach from the dock. Tours of the fort are offered by the park service,
and a boardwalk leads 1/3 of a mile across the island to the Gulf, where
a swimming beach is located. |
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AL 2 |
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Mobile
Point
Fort Morgan can be reached from the western side of Mobile Bay by taking
a ferry from Dauphin Island. Call (334) 540-7787 for information on the
Mobile Bay Ferry. From the eastern side of Mobile Bay, take Highway 180
west to its end.
Photo courtesy lburly [Webshots] |
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LA 1 |
Chandeleur
Island |
destroyed by Hurricane Katrina 2005
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LA 2 |
West
Rigolets |
destroyed by Hurricane Katrina 2005
latitude 30º 10' 28.2" N longitude 89º 44' 34.8" W
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LA 3 |
Tchefuncte
River |
Located along the northern shore of Lake Pontchartrain, near the mouth
of the Tchefuncte River, south of Madisonville. |
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LA 4 |
Pass Manchac |
Located in Lake Ponchartrain, just offshore from where Pass Manchac
leads west into Lake Maurepas.
latitude 30º 17' 48.2" N longitude 90º 17' 53.6" W
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LA 5 |
New Canal
latitude 30º 1' 37.1" N longitude 90º 6' 47.4" W
destroyed by Hurricane Katrina & following storms 2005
2004 photo courtesy Donna McCraw
[Flickr]. An
even more gorgeous picture was taken by
David SM (from the other side). |
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LA 6 |
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Port Ponchartrain
latitude 30º 1' 55.3" N longitude 90º 3' 44" W
From New Orleans, take Interstate 10 East to Interstate 610 East (left
exit). Continue on Interstate 610 East until the Elysian Fields Avenue
exit. Turn left onto Elysian Fields. Continue north for about three
miles to the traffic circle. Take the 2nd exit and you will see the
lighthouse on your right between the two buildings as you U-turn left.
You must check in with the guard at the gate.
Photo courtesy Coka Koehler [Flickr] |
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LA 7 |
Pass A'
L'Outre |
Located in the Mississipi River Delta near the junction of North Pass
and Pass a Loutre. This area is part of the
Pass A Loutre Wildlife
Management Area. |
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LA 8 |
Franks Island |
reported to have fallen 2002 |
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LA 9 |
South Pass
latitude 29º 0' 54.7" N
longitude 89º 10' 1.2" W |
Located in the Mississipi River Delta near the mouth of South Pass. This
area is part of the
Pass A Loutre Wildlife Management Area. |
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LA 10 |
SouthWest Pass (1838) |
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LA 11 |
SouthWest
Pass (1871) |
This lighthouse is best
seen by boat or plane.
Paradise Outfitters, out of Venice, has been
recommended by other lighthouse enthusiasts. |
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LA 12 |
SouthWest Pass (Modern) |
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LA 13 |
Ship Shoal |
After winding its way south through America’s heartland, the Mississippi
River separates into many channels before reaching the Gulf of Mexico.
Today, the primary shipping channel is Southwest Pass. Marking the
entrance to this pass is the most modern major light on the gulf, which
consists of a six-sided, two-story building, with a smaller but
similarly shaped tower projecting upward from its center. This
superstructure, along with a boat dock and a helicopter landing pad,
rests on a lattice of concrete pilings anchored in the floor of the
gulf. |
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LA 14 |
SouthWest
Reef |
From Highway 90 in Berwick near the west end of the bridge over Berwick
Bay, exit and proceed east to the water. The lighthouse will be at the
water's edge south of the Highway 90 bridge. |
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LA 15 |
Sabine Pass
latitude 29º 42' 59.7" N longitude 93º 51' 0.6" W
Directions: Roughly one mile east
of the Sabine River, Lighthouse Road leads south for roughly four miles
from Highway 82 to the lighthouse. The road is only accessible in dry
conditions. To view the lighthouse from across Sabine Pass, take Highway
87 south from Port Arthur to the town of Sabine Pass. When the highway
makes a right in town, continue straight on Dowling Road, which will
take you to
Sabine Pass Battleground State Park
Photo courtesy ccquesenberry [Webshots]
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TX 1 |
Sabine Bank
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Directions:
To visit the Sabine Bank lighthouse in its original location, one can
charter a boat in Port Arthur to take you across Sabine Lake, down the
Sabine River passing the Sabine Pass lighthouse, and then out to the
lighthouse. The top of the lighthouse can be see at Lions Park in Sabine
Pass located at the intersection of Lincoln and Jackson. |
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Bolivar Point
latitude 29º 22' 0.5" N longitude 94º 46' 1.2" W
The lighthouse can be
reached by taking the
ferry from Galveston across the mouth of Galveston
Bay or by taking Highway 87 from Port Arthur to Port Bolivar. The
lighthouse is on the northern side of Highway 87 a mile or so from the
ferry landing.
Photo courtesy
CrystalBeach |
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TX 3 |
Galveston
Jetty |
Take Highway 87 to the eastern end of Galveston and continue on Seawall
Boulevard. After roughly a mile, take a right on East Beach Drive and
follow it to the large parking lot at the beach. The jetty is located at
the eastern end of the parking lot. |
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Kemah Lighthouse
Taken in Kemah, Texas on Galveston Bay.
Photo courtesy ccquesenberry [Webshots]
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TX 4 |
Matagorda
Directions: Ferry service to the island
used to be available, but the ferry burned and has not been replaced.
Some local captains, like
Captain Bob Hill, offer transportation to the
island. A distant view of the lighthouse is possible from Port O'Connor.
Photo courtesy jraycjj [Webshots]
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TX 5 |
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Half Moon Reef Take Highway 35 to Port Lavaca. The lighthouse is located alongside
Highway 35 near the west end of the causeway over Lavaca Bay.
Photo courtesy jraycjj [Webshots] |
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TX 6 |
Aransas Pass
(Lydia Ann) The lighthouse can be seen in the distance by looking up the intracoastal
waterway from Port Aransas. One good place in particular is Lighthouse
Trails, a kayaking launch site next to Highway 361 between Aransas Pass
and the ferry to Port Aransas.
Photo courtesy J. Prentice [Flickr] |
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Port Isabel
latitude 26º 4' 40.1" N longitude 97º 12'
27.7" W
Take Highway 100 into Port Isabel. The lighthouse is
located alongside Highway 100 just before the causeway leading to South
Padre Island.
Photo courtesy Larry Weiss [Flickr]
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