Oregon Coast Yaquina Head Lighthouse
~ This entry was posted on October 2, 2009
Yaquina Head Lighthouse Photo by Stuart Seeger
After visiting the Tillamook Head and Cape Meares lighthouses… head south on Hwy 101 toward Newport Oregon where you’ll find 2 great lighthouses to explore…. For your overnight accommodations, you will want to check out these privately owned Newport vacation rentals and condos. You can find anything from a one bedroom condo, to a large home big enough for the entire family… This small beachfront house is even pet friendly!
Your destination is just three miles north of Newport Oregon, where you will find the first of these two lighthouses. The Bureau of Land Management operates the “Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area” where this stunning lighthouse is located. As the tallest lighthouse in Oregon at 93 feet, this tower stands 162 feet above the ocean on a narrow piece of land jutting into the Pacific Ocean.
This lighthouse started life in 1873 as an oil burning fixed white light that was operated from sunset to sunrise seven days a week. Today it is a fully automated Fresnel lens that is powered by a single 1000 watt globe light producing over 130,000 candlepower… For a passing ship to identify a lighthouse, each one has a unique pattern of flashes called a “signature”. The Yaquina Head lighthouse uses a 2 seconds on, 2 seconds off, 2 seconds on then14 seconds off pattern that operates 24 hours a day.
Yaquina Head Lighthouse… it’s a beautiful sight to see!
Next up located just a few miles to the south near the entrance to Yaquina Bay… let’s explore the “Yaquina Bay” lighthouse.
~ Thanks & have fun AT THE BEACH!
