This particular Bahamian lighthouse is not in the best of shape, but it may still be operating. Not even the Lighthouse Directory knows for sure.'
Here's a more specific location. It's very close to the Florida peninsula, and it looks to be about halfway between the diminutive Bimini Islands and Grand Bahama.
The Lighthouse Directory says this, in part:
"1859. Reactivated (inactive ca. 2000-2009?). 46 m (151 ft) round cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. 1-story keeper's house, abandoned and falling into ruin, and other buildings. ... Marking the entrance to the Northwest Providence Channel, this lighthouse is a familiar landmark for cruise ship passengers en route to Nassau from Florida. Great Isaac is the scene of a famous lighthouse mystery: on 4 August 1969 the light station was discovered undisturbed but abandoned. Its two missing keepers were never found. ... Apparently the lighthouse was repainted and relit sometime in 2008-09, although the lantern remains in poor condition with most of its panes missing."
Below are pictures, and first, a short video.
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