Yaquina Head Lighthouse

Newport, Oregon

All Photos © Tim N. Touchton

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I took these photographs on June 26, 2000 in Newport, Oregon. We spent the night in
Vancouver, Washington and drove to Eugene the next day (June 26) and then headed
west on 126 to Florence and up the coast on Hwy 101. We went to the Heceta Head
Lighthouse first, then on to the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse and then to the Yaquina Head
Lighthouse last. After this lighthouse we headed south to Reedsport, Oregon.

The first photograph was taken with the sun shining directly through the lantern lens,
thus making a silhouette of the lighthouse itself. It was EXTREMELY windy up here
and very cold. It was a dramatic change from Heceta Head to Yaquina Head, in the
same day. Along the edge of the cliff beside the lighthouse you can see thousands of
nesting birds, including Puffins. Rich was thrilled to see the Puffins and the sounds of
thousands of birds made for a nice attraction to this area. The wind was too strong for
me to take photographs or video of the birds over the cliff on the rocks below. I could
not hold the camera steady and when I tried my tripod it almost blew over.

It's located near Newport, Oregon near Agate Beach on the north central coast. It is only
3 miles north of the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse. It is open to the public. Located off Hwy 101,
driving north from Yaquina Bay, 3 miles and turn left, you cannot miss it.

Information about the Yaquina Head Lighthouse:

Established: in 1873
Tallest Oregon Lighthouse: 162 feet (focal plane)
Tower height: 93 feet
Light is still active
Automated: in 1966
Materials: brick
Present lens installed: in 1873
Lens: First-Order Fresnel
Original name was Cape Foulweather
National Register Status: Listed Ref # 73002340

In 1966 Yaquina Head Lighthouse was automated and the light now flashes every
20 seconds and can be seen for 20 miles.

Other buildings/structures on site: 1873 Cistern, 1889 Oil House.
Structures destroyed: Asst. keepers, 1886 barn, 1881 water tower,
1896 wagon shed, 1900 cistern, 1922 keepers, 1938 keepers dwelling.

Tours: 15 people every half hour between 9:00 to 11:30 am daily. You can view
tufted puffins, black murres, gray whales and harbor seals from this area. The
lighthouse tour costs $3.00 per person.

 

 

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