Umpqua River Lighthouse Museum
Umpqua River Lighthouse Museum is a museum in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Ivers Peak stands 722 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is U.S.C.G. Station, Umpqua River, 1939, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Pacific Coast passes 0.5 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Built in 1939, the US Coast Guard station at Winchester Bay is home to the Umpqua River Lighthouse Museum. Hundreds of documents, photographs, and artifacts illustrate the story from its early existence as a U.S. Lifesaving Station to present day.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Douglas County Museum Foundation
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
- 5.4 mi off the Umpqua River
- 22.8 mi off the Charleston to Bandon
Overlooks nearby
- Elk Viewing Area · 8 mi
- Oregon Dunes Overlook and Day Use · 12 mi
- Siuslaw Vista Day Use · 21 mi
- Simpson Reef Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Half Moon Bay Park: 0.2 mi
- Ziolkouski Beach: 0.2 mi
- ATV Staging Area (Douglas County Parks): 0.4 mi
- Sand Camp: 0.6 mi
- Windy Cove County Park: 0.8 mi
- Drake Dune: 2.2 mi
- Army Hill: 3.0 mi
- Brushy Hill: 4.7 mi
- Twin Sisters: 8.4 mi
- Tenmile Butte: 10.9 mi
- Devil's Staircase: 17.3 mi
- Silver Falls: 18.0 mi
- Golden Falls: 18.2 mi
- Hewett Falls: 20.1 mi
- Sweet Creek Falls: 24.4 mi
- Sea Ranch Park: 0.4 mi
- South Jetty County Park: 0.5 mi
- William M. Tugman State Park: 4.3 mi
- Bastendorff Beach County Park: 23.6 mi
- Yoakam Point State Park: 23.7 mi
- Type T Motor Lifeboat: 0.0 mi
- Coos History Museum: 19.9 mi
- Marshfield Sun Printing Museum: 20.0 mi
- Coos Art Museum: 20.5 mi
- Siuslaw Pioneer Museum: 21.5 mi
- North Beach: 20.2 mi
- Bastendorff Beach: 23.3 mi
- Lighthouse Beach: 24.0 mi
- U.S.C.G. Station, Umpqua River, 1939: 0.0 mi
- David Dewett Veterans Memorial: 14.8 mi
- Double Cove Point: 4.1 mi
- Rocky Point: 24.5 mi
- Sandtracks Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Lost at Sea: 22.8 mi
- Cape Arago Lighthouse: 24.0 mi
- Interpretive Center: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Umpqua River Lighthouse Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivers Peak | SE 136° | 722 m | 25.0 mi |
| Mount Grayback | NE 45° | 677 m | 24.2 mi |
| Vaughn Point | SE 142° | 627 m | 24.0 mi |
| Elk Peak | ESE 121° | 624 m | 16.8 mi |
| Fern Top | E 81° | 579.7 m | 20.7 mi |
| Dean Mountain | ESE 107° | 548 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Peter | NNE 34° | 520 m | 24.3 mi |
| McKeever Mountain | SSE 153° | 516 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:51 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:19 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:56 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 55 | 50 | 46 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winchester BAY Coast GRD, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/719460309
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- Oregon Coast · 24 mi
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