Cape Arago Lighthouse
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Cape Arago Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Coos Mountain stands 760 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gregory Point Marine Research Area, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Charleston to Bandon passes 0.4 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Cape Arago Lighthouse (formerly known as Cape Gregory Lighthouse) is a lighthouse located in Charleston, Oregon. It is located 2.6 miles (4.2 km) north of Cape Arago.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1866.
Wikidata Q5034573, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1938
- Height
- 13 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Charleston to Bandon
- 7.1 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
- 28.4 mi off the Umpqua River
Overlooks nearby
- Simpson Reef Overlook · 2 mi
- Top of Copperhead Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Beaver Hill Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Elk Viewing Area · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Baldija: 0.1 mi
- BLM Bastendorf Beach: 1.6 mi
- Charleston Fishermen's Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Ed Lund Park: 6.1 mi
- Taylor/Wasson Park: 6.6 mi
- Yoakam Hill: 5.2 mi
- Radar Hill: 6.3 mi
- The Buttes: 7.0 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 8.3 mi
- Bunker Hill: 8.6 mi
- Gregory Point Marine Research Area: 0.1 mi
- Sunset Bay State Park: 0.5 mi
- Yoakam Point State Park: 0.8 mi
- Bastendorff Beach County Park: 1.1 mi
- Cape Arago Marine Research Area - Area B: 1.4 mi
- Charleston Marine Life Center: 2.4 mi
- Coos Art Museum: 8.2 mi
- Coos History Museum: 8.5 mi
- Marshfield Sun Printing Museum: 8.5 mi
- Carriage Museum: 14.7 mi
- Lighthouse Beach: 0.5 mi
- Bastendorff Beach: 1.3 mi
- Simpson Beach: 1.5 mi
- North Beach: 4.2 mi
- Sacchi Beach: 5.3 mi
- Harvest Moon Garden: 14.9 mi
- Nasomah Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Earthworm Acres: 22.4 mi
- Earthworm Acres: 22.4 mi
- Student Garden: 22.7 mi
- Interpretive Center: 0.8 mi
- Observation building: 1.3 mi
- Shore Acres Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Trailhead: 4.0 mi
- Speedway: 8.9 mi
- Bunkers: 1.9 mi
- David Dewett Veterans Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 22.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 22.3 mi
- U.S.C.G. Station, Umpqua River, 1939: 24.0 mi
- Hewett Falls: 24.2 mi
- Silver Falls: 24.3 mi
- Golden Falls: 24.5 mi
- Lost at Sea: 2.6 mi
- Cosmo the Tufted Puffin: 16.0 mi
- Seven Devils: 3.2 mi
- Sandtracks Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cape Arago Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coos Mountain | E 100° | 759.562 m | 24.3 mi |
| Vaughn Point | E 82° | 627 m | 24.0 mi |
| McKeever Mountain | ENE 78° | 516 m | 18.7 mi |
| Blue | ESE 108° | 488 m | 15.3 mi |
| Taylor Butte | ENE 75° | 471 m | 21.3 mi |
| Bill Peak | S 172° | 460 m | 22.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SE 142° | 446 m | 24.3 mi |
| Baldy Butte | NE 55° | 410 m | 16.4 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 | 07:06 | 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, 6 mi away.
Mean tidal range 5.69 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station CHARLESTON, OR, 3 miaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 73002338OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Cape Arago Lighthouse, reference 73002338, listed 05/13/93.
OpenStreetMap element way/405049966
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