List of lighthouses on the Oregon Coast
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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.
Oregon Coast
The Oregon Coast is a region of the U.S. state of Oregon. It runs generally north-south along the Pacific Ocean, forming the western border of the state; the region is bounded to the east by the Oregon Coast Range. The Oregon Coast stretches approximately from the Columbia River in the north to...
, in order from north to south. Not all of them are currently used for navigation.
- Tillamook Rock LightTillamook Rock LightTillamook Rock Light is a deactivated lighthouse on the Oregon Coast of the United States. It is located approximately offshore from Tillamook Head, and south of the Columbia River, situated on less than acre of basalt rock in the Pacific Ocean. The construction of the lighthouse was commissioned...
- Seaside/Cannon Beach (deactivated) - Cape Meares LightCape Meares LightThe Cape Meares Light is an inactive lighthouse on the coast of Oregon. It is located on Cape Meares just south of Tillamook Bay. It is open to the public.-History:Built in 1890, Cape Meares Light served as the light station for Tillamook Bay...
- Tillamook/Oceanside (deactivated) - Yaquina Head LightYaquina Head LightThe Yaquina Head Light, also known early in its existence as the Cape Foulweather Lighthouse, is a lighthouse on the Oregon Coast of the United States. It is located in Lincoln County, near the mouth of the Yaquina River near Newport at Yaquina Head. The tower stands tall, and is the tallest...
- Newport - Yaquina Bay LightYaquina Bay LightThe Yaquina Bay Light is a lighthouse built in 1871—soon after the founding of the city of Newport, Oregon, United States. It is located on the north side of Yaquina Bay, the most populated port between Puget Sound and San Francisco at the time.-History:...
- Newport - Cleft of the Rock LightCleft of the Rock LightCleft of the Rock Light is a privately owned lighthouse located on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of Oregon, south of Yachats on Cape Perpetua.It was built in 1976 by former Tillamook Rock Light attendant and lighthouse historian James A...
- Yachats (private) - Heceta Head LightHeceta Head LightHeceta Head Light is a lighthouse located on the Oregon Coast north of Florence, Oregon and south of Yachats, Oregon, United States. It is located at Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint midway up a 205-foot tall headland...
- Florence - Umpqua River LightUmpqua River LightThe Umpqua River Light is a lighthouse on the Oregon Coast of the United States, located at the mouth of the Umpqua River on Winchester Bay, in Douglas County, Oregon.-History:...
- Winchester Bay - Cape Arago LightCape Arago LightThe Cape Arago Light is a lighthouse located in Charleston, Oregon. It is located north of Cape Arago.-History:...
- Coos Bay (deactivated) - Coquille River LightCoquille River LightCoquille River Light is a lighthouse located near Bandon, Oregon, United States. It is currently maintained by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department as a part of Bullards Beach State Park.-History:...
- Bandon (deactivated) - Cape Blanco LightCape Blanco LightCape Blanco Light is a lighthouse located on Cape Blanco, Oregon, United States.-Construction of the light:In a deed recorded in 1867, John D. and Mary West sold the United States a tract of land...
- Port Orford - Port of Brookings Light aka Pelican Bay LightPelican Bay LightThe Pelican Bay Light is a small, privately owned lighthouse in Brookings, Oregon, United States. It overlooks the Port of Brookings Harbor and the mouth of the Chetco River. Built as an addition to an existing house, Pelican Bay Light is maintained by the Cady family of Brookings....
- Brookings (private)
Former lights
- Lightship ColumbiaLightship ColumbiaUnited States lightship Columbia is a lightship located in Astoria, Oregon, United States of America. The Columbia was formerly moored near the mouth of the Columbia River.-History:...
- Astoria (decommissioned and moved) - Desdemona Sands LightDesdemona Sands LightDesdemona Sands Light was a lighthouse located on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of Oregon, at the mouth of the Columbia River to aid navigation of the Columbia Bar.It was built in 1901or 1902as a replacement for Point Adams Light...
- Astoria (demolished) - Point Adams LightPoint Adams LightPoint Adams Light was a lighthouse near the mouth of the Columbia River on the Oregon Coast of the United States. It operated from February 15, 1875 until 1899, when it became obsolete by the extension of the south jetty and the establishment of the Lightship Columbia in 1892...
- Astoria (demolished)
See also
- List of lists about Oregon
- Warrior Rock LightWarrior Rock LightWarrior Rock Light is a lighthouse on Sauvie Island in the U.S. state of Oregon, which helps guide river traffic on the Columbia River around the Portland, Oregon area. It once contained the Pacific Northwest's oldest fog bell...
: Oregon's smallest lighthouse, on the Columbia River near Portland - Willamette River LightWillamette River LightThe Willamette River Light was a navigational lighthouse at the mouth of the Willamette River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It existed as a lighthouse with keeper from 1895 to 1935, and as an unattended light from 1935 until it burned down in the 1950s....
: former lighthouse at the mouth of the Willamette River near the Columbia