Editing Lighthouse Point, Florida (section)

==Geography==

Lighthouse point is located at {{coord|26.274691|-80.089414|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.4|sqmi|km2|0}}, of which {{convert|2.29|sqmi|km2|0}} is land and {{convert|.11|sqmi|km2|0}} (4.58%) is water.

Lighthouse Point is located in northeastern Broward County. It is adjacent to the following municipalities:

To its north:
* [[Deerfield Beach, Florida|Deerfield Beach]]

To its east:
* [[Hillsboro Beach, Florida|Hillsboro Beach]] (across the [[Intracoastal Waterway]])

To its west and south:
* [[Pompano Beach, Florida|Pompano Beach]]

Lighthouse Point is known for boating as the vast majority of the city is built on canals built during the 1950s to 1960s. This created a large amount of water front housing and made boating and fishing popular.

Through the [[Hillsboro Inlet]], boats can reach [[the Bahamas]] within 40 miles to [[Bimini]] or 60 miles to [[Grand Bahama]].