Yaquina Bay Light
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Oregon, United States
- Also known as: “Old Yaquina Bay Lighthouse” and “Yaquina Bay Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital and Oregon Coast Aquarium.
Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital
Hospital
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The Samaritan Health Services is a non-profit, integrated delivery healthcare system consisting of five hospitals, over 110 physician clinics, and multiple health insurance plans in Oregon and is headquartered in Corvallis, Oregon. Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Yaquina Bay Light.
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Public aquarium
The Oregon Coast Aquarium is an aquarium in Newport in the U.S. state of Oregon. Opened in 1992, the facility sits on 23 acres along Yaquina Bay near the Pacific Ocean. Oregon Coast Aquarium is situated 1 mile southeast of Yaquina Bay Light.
New Cliff House
Hotel
Photo: Werewombat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. New Cliff House is situated 1 mile north of Yaquina Bay Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newport and South Beach.
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.
South Beach
Suburb
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South Beach is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. South Beach is located along the Pacific coast at Yaquina Bay, 1.5 miles south of Newport. South Beach has a post office with ZIP code 97366.
Newport Heights
Suburb
Newport Heights is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. Newport Heights is situated 2½ miles northeast of Yaquina Bay Light.
Yaquina Bay Light
- Categories: Integral Lighthouse, wooden lighthouse, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Lincoln, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.62416° or 44° 37′ 27″ northLongitude
-124.06302° or 124° 3′ 47″ westElevation
85 feet (26 metres)Inception
1870Height
52 feet (16 metres)Operator
PrivateOpen location code
84PQJWFP+MQOpenStreetMap ID
way 405053767OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
8103598Wikidata ID
Q1555757
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Yaquina Bay Light” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Vuurtoren van Yaquina Bay”
- Dutch: “Yaquina Bay Lighthouse”
- French: “phare de Yaquina Bay”
- French: “Phare de Yaquina Bay”
- German: “Old Yaquina Bay Lighthouse”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nye Beach and Yaquina.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Yaquina Bar Lookout Tower and Fishermen’s Memorial Sanctuary.
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