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Coquille River Lighthouse

Coquille River Lighthouse from directly overhead

Coquille River Lighthouse is a museum in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Edson Butte stands 820 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Nasomah Memorial, a garden 0.4 miles away. Charleston to Bandon runs past it. 161 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.

Commissioned in 1896 to guide mariners across the mouth of the Coquille River. The lighthouse now stands in Bullard Beach State Park. It was decommissioned in 1939.

About

The story

lighthouse in Oregon, United States

Dates from 1895.

Wikidata Q5169330, matched on coordinates and name (9 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
00 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Oregon State Parks

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.12390, -124.42433

Overlooks nearby

Around it

161 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 58
  • City Park: 0.7 mi
  • Rocky Point County Park: 4.2 mi
  • Judah Parker County Park: 4.2 mi
  • Whiskey Run Beach: 6.2 mi
  • New River County Park: 7.6 mi
Peaks: 47
  • Beaver Hill: 8.3 mi
  • Lampa Mountain: 8.3 mi
  • Bill Peak: 9.4 mi
  • Morton Butte: 12.3 mi
  • Buzzard Butte: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 10
  • Nasomah Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Harvest Moon Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Earthworm Acres: 14.8 mi
  • Earthworm Acres: 14.8 mi
  • Student Garden: 14.8 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Beaches: 9
Museums: 8
Attractions: 6
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Sandtracks Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Edson ButteSSE 165°820 m18.0 mi
Mount AverySSE 159°816.864 m24.7 mi
Grouslous MountainS 173°755 m18.2 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSSE 154°734 m22.0 mi
Calf Ranch MountainSSE 153°729 m17.9 mi
Eightmile Prairie MountainS 176°712 m18.5 mi
Summit MountainS 175°711 m17.6 mi
Bingham MountainSE 136°696.773 m23.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5319:30
June solstice05:3920:1821:02
September equinox07:0618:3919:17
December solstice07:4716:0016:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484849515458606159555047
Precip in9.27.27.45.23.01.50.40.51.44.08.29.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bandon 2 NNE, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 74001682OpenStreetMapOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — Coquille River Light, reference 74001682, listed 03/22/74.

OpenStreetMap element way/945233240

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