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Discover Oregon Lighthouses: Umpqua; Umpqua River Lighthouse - photos and touring information; June 9, 2005, Statesman Journal article on Umpqua River Lighthouse; Umpqua River Lighthouse entry at Lighthouse Friends.com; Umpqua River Light entry in National Park Service inventory of historic lighthouses Archived 2006-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
Umpqua River Light: Winchester Bay 1857 (First) 1894 (Current) 1966 ... List of lighthouses in Oregon. 2 languages ...
The Yaquina Head Light, also known early in its existence as the Cape Foulweather Lighthouse (though Cape Foul Weather is 4 miles to the north) is a lighthouse on the Oregon Coast of the United States, established in 1873. It is located in Lincoln County, near Newport at Yaquina Head. The tower stands 93 feet (28 m) tall, and is the tallest ...
Cape Meares Lighthouse: Oregon [118] 33 feet (10 m) Point Bonita Light: California [119] 33 feet (10 m) Pipe Island Light: Michigan 33 feet (10 m) Ontonagon Harbor West Pierhead Light: Michigan 33 feet (10 m) Munising Rear Range Light: Michigan 33 feet (10 m) Cheboygan Crib Light: Michigan 32 feet (9.8 m) Holland Harbor Light: Michigan [120]
The Umpqua River (/ ˈ ʌ m p k w ə / UMP-kwə) on the Pacific coast of Oregon in the United States is approximately 111 miles (179 km) long. One of the principal rivers of the Oregon Coast and known for bass and shad, the river drains an expansive network of valleys in the mountains west of the Cascade Range and south of the Willamette Valley, from which it is separated by the Calapooya ...
By 1877, navigational needs near Sauvie Island caused the United States Lighthouse Board to place two small red post lanterns at Warrior Rock. [2] [3] U.S. Congress authorized a lighthouse for the site in 1888. [4] The structure was designed by Carl Leick and constructed in 1889 as a small, wood-frame building atop a sandstone base.
Yaquina Head (/ j ə ˈ k w ɪ n ə / yə-KWIN-ə) is a headland extending into the Pacific Ocean north of Newport, in the U.S. state of Oregon.It is the site of the Yaquina Head Light, and is managed as Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area by the Bureau of Land Management. [2]
Lake Marie is a small freshwater lake in Umpqua Lighthouse State Park, near Winchester Bay, Oregon, USA. It has a sandy beach at one end for swimming and day use, hiking trails surrounding it, and is overlooked by a couple of log cabins which can be rented.