List_of_lighthouses_in_Oregon Knowpia

This is a list of current and former lighthouses in Oregon.

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Name	Location	Coordinates	Year first lit	Automated	Year deactivated	Current Lens	Height
Cape Arago Light	Coos Bay	43°20′28″N 124°22′32″W / 43.34123°N 124.37543°W / 43.34123; -124.37543 (Cape Arago Light)	1866 (First) 1934 (Current)	1966	2006 (Now tribal land)	None	044 44 ft (13 m)
Cape Blanco Light	Port Orford	42°50′12″N 124°33′48″W / 42.8365897°N 124.5633023°W / 42.8365897; -124.5633023 (Cape Blanco Light)	1870	1980	Active	Second-order Fresnel	059 59 ft (18 m)
Cape Meares Light	Oceanside (Cape Meares)	45°29′11.6″N 123°58′42.2″W / 45.486556°N 123.978389°W / 45.486556; -123.978389 (Cape Meares Light)	1890^[1]	Never (Replaced in 1963)	1963 (Replacement light deactivated in 2014.^[2])	First-order Fresnel	038 38 ft (12 m)^[3]
Cleft of the Rock Light	Yachats	44°17′26″N 124°06′39″W / 44.290479°N 124.110773°W / 44.290479; -124.110773 (Cleft of the Rock Light)	1976^[4]	Always	Active	Fourth-order Fresnel	034 34 ft (10 m)
Coquille River Light	Bandon	43°07′26″N 124°25′27″W / 43.123911°N 124.424222°W / 43.123911; -124.424222 (Coquille River Light)	1896	Never (Relit in 1991)	1939	Decorative	040 40 ft (12 m)
Desdemona Sands Light	Astoria	46°13′31″N 123°57′13″W / 46.22528°N 123.95361°W / 46.22528; -123.95361^[5]	1901	1934	1965 (Demolished)	None	048 48 ft (15 m)
Heceta Head Light	Florence	44°08′15″N 124°07′40″W / 44.13737°N 124.127835°W / 44.13737; -124.127835 (Heceta Head Light)	1894	1963	Active	First-order Fresnel	056 56 ft (17 m)
Pelican Bay Light (aka: Port of Brookings Light^[6]	Brookings	42°02′30″N 124°15′46″W / 42.04175°N 124.26279°W / 42.04175; -124.26279 (Port of Brookings Light)	1997 (Private light)	Always	Active	Unknown	035 35 ft (11 m)
Point Adams Light	Astoria	46°11′18″N 123°58′40″W / 46.188333°N 123.977778°W / 46.188333; -123.977778 (Point Adams Light (former))	1875	Always	1899 (Demolished in 1912)	None	049 49 ft (15 m)
Tillamook Rock Light	Seaside (Tillamook Head)	45°56′15″N 124°01′08″W / 45.9375°N 124.019°W / 45.9375; -124.019 (Tillamook Rock Light)	1881^[7]	Never	1957^[8]	None	062 62 ft (19 m)
Umpqua River Light	Winchester Bay	43°39′44″N 124°11′55″W / 43.662291°N 124.198476°W / 43.662291; -124.198476 (Umpqua River Light)	1857 (First) 1894 (Current)	1966	Active	First-order Fresnel	061 61 ft (19 m)
Warrior Rock Light	Sauvie Island	45°50′55″N 122°47′18″W / 45.84858°N 122.78835°W / 45.84858; -122.78835 (Warrior Rock Light)	1877 (First) 1970s (Current)	1930	Active	Unknown	025 25 ft (7.6 m)
Willamette River Light	Portland	45°39′11″N 122°45′47″W / 45.65301°N 122.76300°W / 45.65301; -122.76300	1895	1935	1950s (Burned down)	None	Unknown
Yaquina Bay Light	Newport	44°37′27″N 124°03′46″W / 44.62415°N 124.06290°W / 44.62415; -124.06290 (Yaquina Bay Light)	1871	1996 (Relit)	Active (Inactive: 1874–1996)	250mm	051 51 ft (16 m)
Yaquina Head Light	Newport	44°40′36.4″N 124°4′45.9″W / 44.676778°N 124.079417°W / 44.676778; -124.079417 (Yaquina Head Light)	1873^[9]	1966^[9]	Active	First-order Fresnel	093 93 ft (28 m)

References edit

^ "Historic Light Station Information & Photography: Oregon". U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
^ "Weather or Not: Go Fly A Kite - www.newslincolncounty.com June 28, 2014". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
^ "Oregon Coast Lighthouses" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
^ Young, Don; Young, Marjorie (2009). Adventure Guide to the Pacific Northwest. Edison, New Jersey: Hunter Publishing. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-58843-131-8.
^ "Desdemona Sands Light". Placenames.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
^ "Oregon Almanac: Hydropower Projects to State Motto". Oregon Blue Book. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
^ Cowan, Ron (April 30, 2005). "Loud past, quiet future". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
^ Yardley, William (October 24, 2007). "Terrible Tillie, Where the Departed Rest Not Quite in Peace". The New York Times. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Yaquina Head Lighthouse". Bureau of Land Management. Archived from the original on May 22, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2014.

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Illustrated map Archived 2013-10-22 at the Wayback Machine showing location, range, photos, height, visiting hours, etc.

[uscg-1] "Historic Light Station Information & Photography: Oregon". U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved November 20, 2014.

[2] "Weather or Not: Go Fly A Kite - www.newslincolncounty.com June 28, 2014". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

[brochure-3] "Oregon Coast Lighthouses" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

[young-4] Young, Don; Young, Marjorie (2009). Adventure Guide to the Pacific Northwest. Edison, New Jersey: Hunter Publishing. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-58843-131-8.

[5] "Desdemona Sands Light". Placenames.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2008-11-23.

[6] "Oregon Almanac: Hydropower Projects to State Motto". Oregon Blue Book. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved November 20, 2014.

[statesman-7] Cowan, Ron (April 30, 2005). "Loud past, quiet future". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2014.

[yardley-8] Yardley, William (October 24, 2007). "Terrible Tillie, Where the Departed Rest Not Quite in Peace". The New York Times. Retrieved November 11, 2014.

[yaquina1-9] "Yaquina Head Lighthouse". Bureau of Land Management. Archived from the original on May 22, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2014.

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