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Location | Oregon |
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Coordinates | 42°50′12″N 124°33′48″W / 42.83667°N 124.56333°W[1] |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1870 |
Foundation | Brick |
Construction | Brick |
Automated | 1980 |
Height | 59 feet (18 m) |
Shape | Conical attached to workroom |
Markings | White tower, green lantern, red dome |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Light | |
First lit | December 20, 1870 |
Focal height | 256 feet (78 m) |
Lens | First order Fresnel (moved to Tongue Point in Astoria), Second order Fresnel (1936) |
Range | 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi) |
Characteristic | Flash White 20 Seconds |
Cape Blanco Lighthouse | |
Nearest city | Sixes, Oregon |
Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
Built by | US Army Corps of Engineers; Williamson, Lt. R.A. |
MPS | Lighthouse Stations of Oregon MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 73002339[2] |
Added to NRHP | April 21, 1993 |
Cape Blanco Light is a lighthouse located on Cape Blanco, Oregon, United States, in Cape Blanco State Park.