Lighthouse Beach
Lighthouse Beach is a beach in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 9 m. Coos Mountain stands 760 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Yoakam Point State Park, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Charleston to Bandon runs past it. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Lighthouse Beach is a beach in Coos County, Oregon, United States. It is located between Yoakam Point State Natural Site to the north and Cape Arago Lighthouse to the south, in the unincorporated community of Charleston.
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Wikidata Q22072772, matched on coordinates and name (0 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 9 m
How to reach it
- On the Charleston to Bandon
- 6.7 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
- 28.4 mi off the Umpqua River
Overlooks nearby
- Simpson Reef Overlook · 2 mi
- Top of Copperhead Viewpoint · 8 mi
- Beaver Hill Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Elk Viewing Area · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Baldija: 0.4 mi
- BLM Bastendorf Beach: 1.3 mi
- Charleston Fishermen's Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Ed Lund Park: 5.8 mi
- Taylor/Wasson Park: 6.3 mi
- Yoakam Hill: 4.7 mi
- Radar Hill: 5.9 mi
- The Buttes: 6.5 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 7.9 mi
- Bunker Hill: 8.1 mi
- Yoakam Point State Park: 0.4 mi
- Sunset Bay State Park: 0.5 mi
- Gregory Point Marine Research Area: 0.6 mi
- Bastendorff Beach County Park: 0.7 mi
- Cape Arago Marine Research Area - Area B: 1.6 mi
- Charleston Marine Life Center: 2.0 mi
- Coos Art Museum: 7.9 mi
- Marshfield Sun Printing Museum: 8.1 mi
- Coos History Museum: 8.1 mi
- Carriage Museum: 14.3 mi
- Harvest Moon Garden: 14.5 mi
- Nasomah Memorial: 15.3 mi
- Earthworm Acres: 22.1 mi
- Earthworm Acres: 22.1 mi
- Student Garden: 22.3 mi
- Bastendorff Beach: 1.0 mi
- Simpson Beach: 1.6 mi
- North Beach: 4.0 mi
- Sacchi Beach: 5.2 mi
- Agate Beach: 6.0 mi
- Interpretive Center: 0.6 mi
- Observation building: 1.5 mi
- Shore Acres Gardens: 1.5 mi
- Trailhead: 3.6 mi
- Speedway: 8.4 mi
- Bunkers: 2.0 mi
- David Dewett Veterans Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 22.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 22.0 mi
- U.S.C.G. Station, Umpqua River, 1939: 24.0 mi
- Hewett Falls: 23.8 mi
- Silver Falls: 24.0 mi
- Golden Falls: 24.2 mi
- Lost at Sea: 2.2 mi
- Cosmo the Tufted Puffin: 15.9 mi
- Cape Arago Lighthouse: 0.5 mi
- Seven Devils: 3.2 mi
- Sandtracks Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lighthouse Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coos Mountain | E 100° | 759.562 m | 23.8 mi |
| Vaughn Point | E 81° | 627 m | 23.6 mi |
| McKeever Mountain | ENE 77° | 516 m | 18.3 mi |
| Blue | ESE 108° | 488 m | 14.8 mi |
| Taylor Butte | ENE 74° | 471 m | 20.9 mi |
| Bill Peak | S 173° | 460 m | 22.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SE 143° | 446 m | 24.0 mi |
| Baldy Butte | NE 53° | 410 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:19 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:59 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 52 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 44 |
| Precip in | 10.7 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 9.0 | 10.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coos BAY 8 SW, 5 mi away.
Mean tidal range 5.69 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station CHARLESTON, OR, 2 miaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357327599
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