{"id":1665,"date":"2025-03-27T10:26:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T14:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/?p=1665"},"modified":"2025-03-27T10:26:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T14:26:09","slug":"sunrise-over-the-cape-beaches-and-the-cape-canaveral-lighthouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/?p=1665","title":{"rendered":"Sunrise over the Cape Beaches and the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are two beach access roads close to the Lighthouse, Camera Pad A and B. I would usually choose one of the access roads for early morning sunrise pictures and both would take me by the lighthouse on the way to the office. On this particular morning I noticed the colors of the early morning sky starting to surround the lighthouse so after a few beach pictures I raced back to the Lighthouse to capture some of the colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CCAF-KSC-Empty-Map-Camera-Pads-and-Lighthouse-1-737x1024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"737\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CCAF-KSC-Empty-Map-Camera-Pads-and-Lighthouse-1-737x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CCAF-KSC-Empty-Map-Camera-Pads-and-Lighthouse-1-737x1024-1.jpg 737w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CCAF-KSC-Empty-Map-Camera-Pads-and-Lighthouse-1-737x1024-1-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CCAF-KSC-Empty-Map-Camera-Pads-and-Lighthouse-1-737x1024-1-100x139.jpg 100w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CCAF-KSC-Empty-Map-Camera-Pads-and-Lighthouse-1-737x1024-1-150x208.jpg 150w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CCAF-KSC-Empty-Map-Camera-Pads-and-Lighthouse-1-737x1024-1-200x278.jpg 200w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CCAF-KSC-Empty-Map-Camera-Pads-and-Lighthouse-1-737x1024-1-300x417.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CCAF-KSC-Empty-Map-Camera-Pads-and-Lighthouse-1-737x1024-1-450x625.jpg 450w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CCAF-KSC-Empty-Map-Camera-Pads-and-Lighthouse-1-737x1024-1-600x834.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Camera Pad Roads A and B offers easy access to the Cape Canaveral Beaches for Sunrise photos and fishing<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-7-scaled-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-7-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-7-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-7-scaled-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-7-scaled-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-7-scaled-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-7-scaled-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-7-scaled-1-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-7-scaled-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-7-scaled-1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-7-scaled-1-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-7-scaled-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-7-scaled-1-900x675.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Early morning sunrise over the beaches of Cape Canaveral<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-8-1024x768-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-8-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-8-1024x768-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-8-1024x768-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-8-1024x768-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-8-1024x768-1-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-8-1024x768-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-8-1024x768-1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-8-1024x768-1-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-8-1024x768-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-8-1024x768-1-900x675.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The sun begins to rise over the pristine and empty beaches of Cape Canaveral<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-9-1024x768-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-9-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-9-1024x768-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-9-1024x768-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-9-1024x768-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-9-1024x768-1-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-9-1024x768-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-9-1024x768-1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-9-1024x768-1-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-9-1024x768-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-9-1024x768-1-900x675.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>A view looking back from the beach at the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse surrounded by the early morning magnificent colors of the sunrise.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-10-1024x768-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-10-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-10-1024x768-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-10-1024x768-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-10-1024x768-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-10-1024x768-1-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-10-1024x768-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-10-1024x768-1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-10-1024x768-1-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-10-1024x768-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-10-1024x768-1-900x675.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>A view of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse from Camera Pad A beach access<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cape Canaveral Lighthouse \u2013 racing back from the beach to capture the colors around the Lighthouse.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-1-768x945-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"945\" src=\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-1-768x945-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1671\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-1-768x945-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-1-768x945-1-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-1-768x945-1-100x123.jpg 100w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-1-768x945-1-150x185.jpg 150w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-1-768x945-1-200x246.jpg 200w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-1-768x945-1-300x369.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-1-768x945-1-450x554.jpg 450w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-1-768x945-1-600x738.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After a quick drive back from the beach I was able to capture the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse with colors in the Western sky. This is known as <strong>Atmospheric Refraction<\/strong>, the Earth&#8217;s atmosphere can bend light, allowing you to see the sun or its light in unusual positions. This can sometimes create the illusion of the sun being visible in more than one location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-2-768x1024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-2-768x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1672\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-2-768x1024-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-2-768x1024-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-2-768x1024-1-100x133.jpg 100w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-2-768x1024-1-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-2-768x1024-1-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-2-768x1024-1-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-2-768x1024-1-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-2-768x1024-1-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-4-768x1024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-4-768x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1673\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-4-768x1024-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-4-768x1024-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-4-768x1024-1-100x133.jpg 100w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-4-768x1024-1-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-4-768x1024-1-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-4-768x1024-1-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-4-768x1024-1-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-CC-LH-Sunrise-4-768x1024-1-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-size=\"large\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are two beach access roads close to the Lighthouse, Camera Pad A and B. I would usually choose one of the access roads for early morning sunrise pictures and both would take me by the lighthouse on the way &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/?p=1665\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sunrise over the Cape Beaches and the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[87,80,111,103,135,116,5],"tags":[13,158,44,24,42],"class_list":["post-1665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beach","category-beaches","category-cape-canaveral","category-cape-canaveral-lighthouse","category-cape-canaveral-space-force-station","category-sunrise","category-sunrises","tag-beach","tag-beach-sunrise","tag-cape-canaveral-2","tag-cape-canaveral-lighthouse","tag-sunrise"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1665"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1674,"href":"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1665\/revisions\/1674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}