{"id":2104,"date":"2025-11-20T10:26:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T15:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/?p=2104"},"modified":"2025-11-20T10:26:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T15:26:55","slug":"throwback-thursday-cape-canaveral-lighthouse-1994-and-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/?p=2104","title":{"rendered":"Throwback Thursday &#8211; Cape Canaveral Lighthouse &#8211; 1994 and 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Take a trip back to 1994 to the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse and then a visit more than 20 years later in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-large\\\"><a href=\\\"http:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/P-22284-scaled.jpg\\\"><img src=\\\"http:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/P-22284-711x1024.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-2106\\\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\\\"wp-element-caption\\\"><em><strong>Cape Canaveral Lighthouse in 1994<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Majestic overall view of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse.\u00a0 Photo also shows the roofless storage shed.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Date: 01\/01\/94 &#8211; Photo courtesy of NASA<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-large\\\"><a href=\\\"http:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LH-Similar-7-24-15-scaled.jpg\\\"><img src=\\\"http:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LH-Similar-7-24-15-758x1024.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-2107\\\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\\\"wp-element-caption\\\"><strong><em>The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse in July of 2015. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse is located near the tip of Cape Canaveral in Florida. It has stood guard over the Cape for over 155 years and is situated amongst government and commercial launch pads on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The current lighthouse is 151\\&#8217; tall and was first erected in 1868, In 1893 the lighthouse was moved further inland due to shoreline erosion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\\\"><a href=\\\"http:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lighthouse-map-Text.jpg\\\"><img src=\\\"http:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lighthouse-map-Text.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-1891\\\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\\\"wp-element-caption\\\"><strong><em>Map showing the current Lighthouse location at Cape Canaveral<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are additional photos taken of the Lighthouse in July of 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"\\&amp;quot;wp-block-gallery wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\" has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\\\">\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-large\\\"><a href=\\\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC04091-scaled.jpg\\\"><img src=\\\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC04091-665x1024.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-2113\\\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-large\\\"><a href=\\\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC04094-scaled.jpg\\\"><img src=\\\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC04094-768x1024.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-2116\\\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-large\\\"><a href=\\\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC04093-scaled.jpg\\\"><img src=\\\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC04093-768x1024.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-2115\\\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-large\\\"><a href=\\\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC04092-scaled.jpg\\\"><img src=\\\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC04092-768x1024.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-2114\\\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"\\&amp;quot;wp-block-gallery wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\" has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\\\">\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-large\\\"><a href=\\\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC04105-scaled.jpg\\\"><img src=\\\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC04105-768x1024.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-2112\\\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-large\\\"><a href=\\\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC04104-scaled.jpg\\\"><img src=\\\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC04104-768x1024.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-2111\\\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-large\\\"><a href=\\\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC04100-scaled.jpg\\\"><img src=\\\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC04100-768x1024.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-2110\\\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-large\\\"><a href=\\\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC04097-scaled.jpg\\\"><img src=\\\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC04097-768x1024.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-2109\\\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-large\\\"><a href=\\\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC04096-scaled.jpg\\\"><img src=\\\"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC04096-826x1024.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-2108\\\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take a trip back to 1994 to the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse and then a visit more than 20 years later in 2015. Majestic overall view of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse.\u00a0 Photo also shows the roofless storage shed. Date: 01\/01\/94 &#8211; Photo courtesy of NASA. 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