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Yaquina Head

Yaquina Head is a headland extending into the Pacific Ocean north of , in the U.S. state of . It is the site of the , and is managed as Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area by the Bureau of Land Management.
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: landform
  • Also known as: “Yaquinna Head”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yaquina Head Light.

Lighthouse
Photo: $1LENCE D00600D, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also known early in its existence as the Cape Foulweather Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the of the , established in 1873.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agate Beach and Newport.

Hamlet
Photo: Bobjgalindo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an unincorporated community in , United States. is named for the agates that are found on the beaches of the Pacific Ocean between and Yaquina Head.

Photo: Little Mountain 5, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in and the county seat of , United States. It was incorporated in 1882 with the name dating back to the establishment of a post office in 1868.

Hamlet
Photo: icetsarina, CC0.
is an unincorporated community in in the U.S. state of . It is located on U.S. Route 101 on the , north of Yaquina Head and south of .

Yaquina Head

Latitude
44.67679° or 44° 40′ 36″ north
Longitude
-124.08015° or 124° 4′ 49″ west
Elevation
92 feet (28 metres)
Open location code
84PQMWG9+PW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4089014774
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
5762009
Wiki­data ID
Q1363879
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Yaquina Head” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Yaquina Head”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.