List of lighthouses on the Oregon Coast

This is a complete list of existing public and private lighthouses on the Oregon Coast, in order from north to south. Not all of them are currently used for navigation.

Name	Image	Location	Height	Year lit	Year automated	Year deactivated	Description
Tillamook Rock Light		Cannon Beach/Seaside 45°56′15″N 124°01′08″W / 45.9375°N 124.019°W	62 ft (19 m)	1881[1]		1957[2]	Known as "Terrible Tillie" due to erratic weather conditions and the dangerous commute for keepers and suppliers.[2] Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1981.[3]
Cape Meares Light		Oceanside/Tillamook 45°29′11.6″N 123°58′42.2″W / 45.486556°N 123.978389°W	38 ft (12 m)[4]	1890[5]		1963[5]	Located at the south side of Tillamook Bay[6] and within a state park;[4] no old surrounding structures remain,[6] but the light still has its original lens;[4] listed on NRHP in 1993.[3]
Yaquina Head Light		Newport 44°40′36.4″N 124°4′45.9″W / 44.676778°N 124.079417°W	93 ft (28 m)	1873[7]	1966[7]		Located on a headland just north of Newport, listed on NRHP in 1993,[8] tallest lighthouse in Oregon [9]
Yaquina Bay Light		Newport 44°37′27″N 124°03′46″W / 44.62415°N 124.06290°W	51 ft (16 m)	1871–74, Reactivated 1996[5]	1996		Located at Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site south of Yaquina Head Light, deactivated in 1874 due to the new Yaquina Head Light,[10] added to NRHP in 1970,[3] re-lit in 1996 using a lens provided by lighthouse historian James A. Gibbs[11]
Cleft of the Rock Light		Yachats 44°17′26″N 124°06′39″W / 44.290479°N 124.110773°W	34 ft (10 m)	1976[12]	1976		Private aid to navigation, a wooden lighthouse about a mile south of Yachats built by James A. Gibbs in 1976, closed to the public[12][13]
Heceta Head Light		Florence 44°08′15″N 124°07′40″W / 44.13737°N 124.127835°W	56 ft (17 m)	1894[5]	1963		The brightest light on the Oregon Coast, visible 21 miles (34 km) out to sea, named for Spanish explorer Bruno de Heceta, added to NRHP in 1978, now part of a state park[14][15]
Umpqua River Light		Winchester Bay 43°39′44″N 124°11′55″W / 43.662291°N 124.198476°W	61 ft (19 m)	1894	1966
Cape Arago Light		Coos Bay 43°20′28″N 124°22′32″W / 43.34123°N 124.37543°W	44 ft (13 m)	1934	1966	2006	Added to NRHP list in 1993.
Coquille River Light		Bandon 43°07′26″N 124°25′27″W / 43.123911°N 124.424222°W	40 ft (12 m)	1896		1939	Added to NRHP list in 1974.
Cape Blanco Light		Port Orford 42°50′12″N 124°33′48″W / 42.8365897°N 124.5633023°W	59 ft (18 m)	1870	1980
Port of Brookings Light[16] (Pelican Bay Light)		Brookings 42°02′30″N 124°15′46″W / 42.04175°N 124.26279°W	35 ft (11 m)	1997	1997		Private

Former lights

Name	Location	Year lit	Year automated	Year deactivated	Year demolished	Description
Desdemona Sands Light	Astoria 46°13′31″N 123°57′13″W / 46.22528°N 123.95361°W	1901	1934	1965	1965	Located at the Columbia Bar; built on wooden pilings, rendered obsolete by the introduction of the Lightship Columbia
Point Adams Light	Astoria 46°11′18″N 123°58′40″W / 46.188333°N 123.977778°W	1875		1899	1912	Located at the Columbia Bar; rendered obsolete by south jetty extension, and subsequently burned to the ground
United States lightship Columbia (WLV-604)	Moored offshore near the mouth of the Columbia	Commissioned 1951		Decommissioned 1979		Replaced by unmanned navigational buoy; now located at the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria

See also

• List of lists about Oregon
• Warrior Rock Light – Oregon's smallest lighthouse, on the Columbia River near Portland
• Willamette River Light – former lighthouse at the mouth of the Willamette River near the Columbia

References

1. Cowan, Ron (April 30, 2005). "Loud past, quiet future". Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon). Retrieved November 11, 2014.
2. Yardley, William (October 24, 2007). "Terrible Tillie, Where the Departed Rest Not Quite in Peace". The New York Times. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
3. "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
4. "Oregon Coast Lighthouses" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. p. 2. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
5. "Historic Light Station Information & Photography: Oregon". U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
6. "Cape Meares Light". Inventory of Historic Light Stations: Oregon Lighthouses. National Park Service, Maritime Heritage Program. March 6, 2002. Archived from the original on September 20, 2013.
7. "Yaquina Head Lighthouse". Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
8. "Yaquina Head Lighthouse (Newport, Oregon)". University of Oregon Libraries. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
9. "Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area". Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
10. "Yaquina Bay Light (Old)". Inventory of Historic Light Stations: Oregon Lighthouses. National Park Service, Maritime Heritage Program. March 7, 2002. Archived from the original on September 20, 2013.
11. "Yaquina Bay, OR". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
12. Young, Don; Young, Marjorie (2009). Adventure Guide to the Pacific Northwest. Edison, New Jersey: Hunter Publishing. p. 107. ISBN 1-58843-131-2.
13. Engeman, Richard H. (2009). The Oregon Companion. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-88192-899-0.
14. "Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint". Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
15. "Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint: Park History". Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
16. "Oregon Almanac: Hydropower Projects to State Motto". Oregon Blue Book. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved November 20, 2014.

External links

• Illustrated map showing location, range, photos, height, visiting hours, etc.