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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 MountainESE1,242 m23.5 mi
Barklow MountainESE1,094 m21.7 mi
Copper MountainESE1,086 m21.4 mi
Bray MountainESE1,011 m21.9 mi
Panther MountainSE1,000 m20.1 mi
Granite PeakESE971 m22.2 mi
Salmon MountainESE966 m20.6 mi
Johnson MountainE932 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 50–80 °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 mi away — 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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