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Cape Blanco Lighthouse

Cape Blanco Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 62 m. Iron Mountain stands 1,242 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cape Blanco Marine Research Area, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Pacific Coast passes 4.1 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.

The story

Cape Blanco Light is a lighthouse located on Cape Blanco, Oregon, United States, in Cape Blanco State Park.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1870.

Wikidata Q1034264, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1870
Height
18 m

What to expect

Operated by
U.S. Coast Guard

How to reach it

Coordinates42.83702, -124.56366

Overlooks nearby

90 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 56
  • Madden Butte: 4.9 mi
  • Silver Butte: 5.7 mi
  • Stone Butte: 6.9 mi
  • Cemetery Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Eightmile Prairie Mountain: 8.4 mi
Parks: 13
  • Port Orford Cedar Forest State Park: 4.4 mi
  • Buffington Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
  • Battle Rock Wayside Park: 7.4 mi
  • Edson County Park: 7.7 mi
  • Humbug Mountain Day Use Area: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 1
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cape Blanco Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Iron MountainESE 114°1,242.06 m23.5 mi
Barklow MountainESE 106°1,094.232 m21.7 mi
Copper MountainESE 112°1,085.698 m21.4 mi
Bray MountainESE 103°1,010.717 m21.9 mi
Panther MountainSE 126°999.744 m20.1 mi
Granite PeakESE 105°970.788 m22.2 mi
Salmon MountainESE 103°966.216 m20.6 mi
Johnson MountainE 96°932.383 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5319:31
June solstice05:4120:1821:01
September equinox07:0618:4019:17
December solstice07:4716:0216:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484849515457616159555048
Precip in11.68.59.36.83.41.90.40.61.54.810.212.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Orford #2, 7 mi away.

Mean tidal range 5.22 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Port Orford, OR, 8 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 73002339OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Cape Blanco Lighthouse, reference 73002339, listed 04/21/93.

OpenStreetMap element way/1085664713

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