The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum is located on the north side of the Jupiter Inlet, between Cape Canaveral Light and Hillsboro Inlet Light, in Jupiter, Florida. The brick bright red lighthouse with double masonry walls was designed by Lieutenant George G. Meade of the Bureau of Topographical Engineers and was completed in 1860. It was built on a hill believed to be an Indian shell mound or midden, in fact a natural parabolic sand dune. The lighthouse is 105 feet high and 153 feet above sea level. The light can be seen 24 nautical miles at sea. The lighthouse outer wall is conical and the inner wall is cylindrical. It was painted red in 1910 to cover stains caused by humidity. In 1973, the Loxahatchee River Historical Society opened the Oil House Museum. Occasional public tours were conducted by permission of the U.S. Coast Guard.

500 Captain Armours Way, Jupiter, FL 33469, Phone: 561-747-8380

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