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Sanibel Island & Fort Myers
San Carlos Bay
Sanibel Island Light and the mouth of the Caloosahatchee, where the causeway crosses to the islands.
Sanibel Island Light has marked the entrance to San Carlos Bay since 1884. Around it, the channels of the Caloosahatchee and the Intracoastal Waterway thread between the islands, each turn marked by a light with its own rhythm.
Signature lightSanibel Island LightFl (2) 6s 98ft 13MTwo white flashes in a row, repeating every 6 seconds
- Frame
- 20 × 16 in
- Print scale
- 1 : 29,500
- Navigation aids
- 273
- Lights
- 31
31 lights glow on the finished chart, each through a pinhole fed by its own LED. The other 242 markers, such as daybeacons and unlit buoys, are printed on the chart.
4 light rhythms on this chart
- Flashing
- Group flashing
- Quick
- Fixed
Lights on this chart
- Sanibel Island LightTwo white flashes in a row, repeating every 6 secondsFl (2) 6s 98ft 13M
- Caloosahatchee River Light 89One green flash every 4 secondsFl G 4s 13ft 5M
- Caloosahatchee River Light 93One green flash every 2.5 secondsFl G 2.5s 16ft 5M
- Matanzas Pass Channel Light 1One green flash every 2.5 secondsFl G 2.5s 16ft 5M
- Matanzas Pass Channel Light 9One green flash every 4 secondsFl G 4s 16ft 5M
- Matanzas Pass Channel Light 12One red flash every 4 secondsFl R 4s 16ft 5M
Opens in the designer, ready to adjust the area, frame and title. Starting at $299, based on frame size, LED configuration and custom programming. Data current to November 5, 2026.