North Head Lighthouse
North Head Lighthouse is an active aid to navigation overlooking the Pacific Ocean from North Head, a rocky promontory located approximately two miles north of Cape Disappointment and the mouth of the Columbia River, near Ilwaco, Pacific County, in the U.S. state of Washington.Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Washington, United States
- Also known as: “North Head Light” and “North Head Lighthouse Reservation”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Waikiki Beach and Cape Disappointment Light.
Waikiki Beach
Beach
Cape Disappointment State Park is a public recreation area on Cape Disappointment, located southwest of Ilwaco, Washington, on the bottom end of Long Beach Peninsula, the northern headlands where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean. Waikiki Beach is situated 1½ miles southeast of North Head Lighthouse.
Cape Disappointment Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cape Disappointment Light is a lighthouse on Cape Disappointment near the mouth of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. Cape Disappointment Light is situated 2 miles southeast of North Head Lighthouse.
Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment
Military installation
United States Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment, situated near Cape Disappointment, Washington, at the mouth of the Columbia River, is the largest United States Coast Guard search and rescue station on the Northwest Coast, with 50 crewmembers assigned. Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment is situated 2 miles southeast of North Head Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ilwaco and Seaview.
Ilwaco
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ilwaco is a city of about 1000 people in southwestern Washington State. It is on Baker Bay, at the mouth of the Wallacut and Chinook Rivers, behind Cape Disappointment.
Seaview
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seaview is an unincorporated community in Pacific County, Washington. It is located near Long Beach and had a population for its 98644 ZIP code at the 2010 census of 473 people.
Long Beach
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Long Beach is a beachfront city in southwestern Washington State. It is the largest city on the Long Beach Peninsula, claimed to be the longest continuous beach in the United States.
North Head Lighthouse
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Pacific, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.29891° or 46° 17′ 56″ northLongitude
-124.07796° or 124° 4′ 41″ westElevation
46 feet (14 metres)Inception
1898Operator
Washington State ParksOpen location code
84RQ7WXC+HROpenStreetMap ID
way 414755766OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritimeOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“North Head Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “北角燈塔”
- Dutch: “North Head Light”
- Dutch: “Vuurtoren van North Head”
- French: “phare de North Head”
- French: “Phare de North Head”
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