Big Creek
Big Creek is a stream in Lincoln, Oregon. Big Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Agate Beach, as well as near the suburb Newport Heights.Places of Interest
Highlights include Yaquina Head Light and New Cliff House.
Yaquina Head Light
Lighthouse
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The Yaquina Head Light, also known early in its existence as the Cape Foulweather Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the Oregon Coast of the United States, established in 1873. Yaquina Head Light is situated 1½ miles northwest of Big Creek.
New Cliff House
Hotel
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New Cliff House, also formerly known as the Hotel Gilmore and now known as the Sylvia Beach Hotel, is a historic hotel building in Newport, Oregon.
Yaquina Bay Light
Lighthouse
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The Yaquina Bay Light is a lighthouse that was built in 1871, soon after the founding of the city of Newport, Oregon, in the United States. It is located on the north side of Yaquina Bay. Yaquina Bay Light is situated 2½ miles south of Big Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agate Beach and Newport.
Agate Beach
Hamlet
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Agate Beach is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. Agate Beach is named for the agates that are found on the beaches of the Pacific Ocean between Newport and Yaquina Head.
Newport
Photo: Little Mountain 5, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newport is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. It was incorporated in 1882 with the name dating back to the establishment of a post office in 1868.
Newport Heights
Suburb
Newport Heights is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. Newport Heights is situated 2 miles southeast of Big Creek.
Big Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Lincoln, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.65845° or 44° 39′ 30″ northLongitude
-124.05873° or 124° 3′ 31″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
84PQMW5R+9GGeoNames ID
5713936
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