Location | Cape Meares, Tillamook County, US |
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Coordinates | 45°29′11″N 123°58′42″W / 45.486474°N 123.978309°W |
Tower | |
Construction | concrete (foundation), brick (tower), cast iron (cladding) |
Height | 38 ft (12 m) |
Shape | octagon |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Light | |
First lit | 1 January 1890 |
Deactivated | 1963, 25 June 2014 |
Lens | first order Fresnel lens |
Range | 21 nmi (39 km; 24 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 15s (1934–) |
Cape Meares Lighthouse | |
MPS | Lighthouse Stations of Oregon MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 73002341 |
Added to NRHP | April 21, 1993 |
The Cape Meares Light is an inactive lighthouse on the coast of Oregon. It is located on Cape Meares just south of Tillamook Bay. It is open to the public.