.jpg) View of Heceta Head Light showing Heceta Head | |
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| Location | Heceta Head, Florence, Oregon |
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| Coordinates | 44°08′15″N 124°07′40″W / 44.13737°N 124.127835°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1892 |
| Foundation | Natural/emplaced |
| Construction | Brick/stuccoed |
| Automated | 1963 |
| Height | 56 feet (17 m) |
| Shape | Conical attached to workroom |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1894 |
| Focal height | 205 feet (62 m) |
| Lens | First order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi) |
| Characteristic | Flash white, 10 seconds |
Heceta Head Lighthouse and Keepers Quarters | |
| Nearest city | Florence, Oregon |
| Area | 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) |
| Built by | United States Coast Guard |
| NRHP reference No. | 78002296[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 28, 1978 |
Heceta Head Light is a lighthouse on the Oregon Coast 13 miles (21 km) north of Florence, and 13 miles (21 km) south of Yachats in the United States. It is located at Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint, a state park, midway up a 205-foot-tall (62 m) headland. Built in 1894, the 56-foot (17 m)-tall lighthouse shines a beam visible for 21 nautical miles (39 kilometres; 24 miles), making it the strongest light on the Oregon Coast.[2]
The light is maintained by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD), while the assistant lighthouse keepers' house, operated as a bed-and-breakfast inn, is maintained by the U.S. Forest Service. The lighthouse is 2 miles (3 km) from Sea Lion Caves.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved 2007-08-23.