Yaquina Head Light
Yaquina Head Lighthouse in 2010 | |
| Location | Newport, Oregon |
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| Coordinates | 44°40′36.4″N 124°4′45.9″W / 44.676778°N 124.079417°W |
| Tower | |
| Foundation | Brick on basalt rock |
| Construction | brick |
| Automated | 1966 |
| Height | 93 feet (28 m), 114 steps |
| Shape | Conical |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1873 |
| Deactivated | Active |
| Focal height | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Lens | First order Fixed Fresnel lens. Lard Oil 1873 - 1887, Kerosene 1887 - ?, Vapor Oil ? - 1933, Electrified 1933-1939 with a solid white light (1 kW Halogen Bulb made by GE), 1939- 500 watt bulb blinking in pattern. Retrofitted with LED in January 2019. |
| Range | 18.5 nautical miles (34.3 km; 21.3 mi) |
| Characteristic | Originally Solid White (non-rotating). After 1939: 2 seconds on, 2 seconds off, 2 seconds on, 14 seconds off |
Yaquina Head Lighthouse | |
| Nearest city | Newport, Oregon |
| Area | 4.6 acres (1.9 ha) |
| MPS | Lighthouse Stations of Oregon MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 73002340 |
| Added to NRHP | May 13, 1993 |
The Yaquina Head Light, also known early in its existence as the Cape Foulweather Lighthouse (Cape Foul Weather is 4 miles (6.4 km) 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 lighthouse in Oregon.