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| Built in 1950
in San Francisco, this vessel signaled the entrance to the Columbia River
west of Astoria, Oregon from 1951until its retirement in 1979 when it
was replaced by a lighted navigational buoy. It is 128 feet long and
30 feet wide and is on permanent display at the Columbia River Maritime
Museum in Astoria, Oregon. |
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| Cape Blanco is
the oldest and western most lighthouse on the Oregon coast. Built in
1870 and fully restored in 2003, its 59 foot conical tower stands 245
feet above the ocean. |
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| Built in 1894,
after the collapse of the original lighthouse at the sight in 1861, it
marks the mouth of Winchester Bay on the southern Oregon Coast. It stands
65 feet high and has 6 red lenses which give it a unique red glow. |
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| A wooden structure
with a lantern room atop, built in 1871, this lighthouse was in operation
only 3 years. It is now a museum and is lit as a private navigation beacon.
It is fully restored and open to the public at Newport, Oregon. |
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| Also known as
the Bandon Lighthouse, this 40 foot tall lighthouse was built in 1896
to guide lumber ships to the Port of Bandon on the southern Oregon Coast.
It was abandoned from 1939 until 1979 when it was restored as an interpretive
center for visitors as part of Bullards Beach State Park. |
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| Cape Arago Lighthouse is located
in Charleston, southwest of Coos Bay, Oregon. Standing 40 feet high,
it is visible 16 miles to sea. It also serves as a harbor navigation
guide. The first two lighthouses at this site, built in 1909 and 1934,
were destroyed by erosion. It is now automated and the dwellings have
been removed. |
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| Built in 1890,
Cape Meares is the shortest lighthouse on the Oregon Coast, standing
only 38 feet high. The light tower still contains the original Fresnal
lens. It has been inactive since 1963 when a new light was installed
nearby. Now fully restored, it is a popular tourist site. |
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| Located in one
of the most treacherous areas of ocean in the world, “Terrible Tilly”
was nearly impossible to build or maintain. Built in 1880, it served
sailors with its lights and horns for 77 years. Now in private ownership,
it is a columbarium called Eternity by the Sea. |
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| Illuminated in
1894, the strongest light on the Oregon Coast shines 24 miles out to
sea. The 56 foot tower sits 205 feet above the ocean. |
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| Located on the
central Oregon Coast, it is the tallest lighthouse in Oregon. Completed
in 1873, it has been called one of the most beautiful lighthouses in
America. The first-order light is visible 19 miles (31 km) out to sea. |
