Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas National Park

Name: Fort Jefferson
Address: Dry Tortugas National Park, United States

#1 among attractions in Dry Tortugas National Park

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas National Park

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Fort Jefferson is a massive but unfinished coastal fortress. It is the largest brick masonry structure in the Americas, and is composed of over 16 million bricks. The building covers 16 acres. Among United States forts, only Fort Monroe in Virginia and Fort Adams in Rhode Island are larger. The fort is located on Garden Key in the lower Florida Keys within the Dry Tortugas National Park, 68 miles west of the island of Key West. The Dry Tortugas are part of Monroe County, Florida, United States. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 24°37'43"N, 82°52'24"W

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Fort Jefferson – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Garden Key Light, Dry Tortugas Light, [[Dry Tortugas National Park]].

~380 ftSE
Island, Park, Lighthouse
Garden Key Light, Dry Tortugas National Park
2 min walk • The Garden Key Light, also known as the Tortuga Harbor Light, is located at Fort Jefferson, on Garden Key in the Dry Tortugas, Florida. The first lighthouse, started in 1824 and first lit in 1826, was a brick conical tower.
3 miW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Dry Tortugas Light, Loggerhead Key
77 min walk • The Dry Tortugas Light is a lighthouse located on Loggerhead Key, three miles west of Fort Jefferson, Florida. It was taken out of operation in 2015. It has also been called the Loggerhead Lighthouse.
1.4 miN
Fort Jefferson and Windjammer dive site
[[Dry Tortugas National Park]], Dry Tortugas National Park
37 min walk • Dry Tortugas National Park is a national park in the United States about 68 miles west of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico. The park preserves Fort Jefferson and the seven Dry Tortugas islands, the westernmost and most isolated of the Florida Keys.

Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas National Park

Facts and practical information

Fort Jefferson – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Garden Key Light, Dry Tortugas National Park

Dry Tortugas Light, Loggerhead Key

[[Dry Tortugas National Park]], Dry Tortugas National Park