From a visit to the Ponce de Leon lighthouse and museum located at Ponce de León Inlet south of Daytona Beach Florida. At 175 feet in height, it is the tallest lighthouse in the state and one of the tallest in the United States (the Cape Hatteras Light in North Carolina is taller at 207 feet.
“Life is like a rose garden — watch for the thorns and keep the pest dust handy” – Anonymous
I saw this wind sock while at Disney World and found out the alternating stripes of high-visibility orange and white were initially used to help estimate wind speed, with each stripe adding 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) to the estimated speed. However, some circular frame mountings cause windsocks to be held open at one end, indicating a velocity of 3 knots even when stripes are not present. A fully extended windsock suggests a wind speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) or greater.
