United States lightship Columbia
United States lightship Columbia is a lightship located in Astoria, Oregon, United States of America. Columbia was formerly moored near the mouth of the Columbia River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: museum ship in Astoria, Oregon, USA
- Also known as: “Columbia Lightship”, “Lightship Columbia”, and “Lightship WAL-604 ‘Columbia’”
- Address: 17th Street, Astoria, OR 97103
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Columbia River Maritime Museum and Fort Astoria.
Columbia River Maritime Museum
Museum
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The Columbia River Maritime Museum is a museum of maritime history in the northwest United States, located about ten miles southeast of the mouth of the Columbia River in Astoria, Oregon.
Fort Astoria
Park
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Fort Astoria was the primary fur trading post of John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company. A maritime contingent of PFC staff was sent on board the Tonquin, while another party traveled overland from St. Louis. Fort Astoria is situated 1,200 feet southwest of United States lightship Columbia.
Astoria Gateway Cinema
Movie theater
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Astoria Gateway Cinema is a movie theater, which is situated 660 feet southeast of United States lightship Columbia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Astoria and Navy Heights.
Astoria
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Astoria is a city on the Northern Oregon Coast. It is a small rainy town on the edge of the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean. It is famous for being the terminus for the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the setting of the movie The Goonies, and its Victorian-era homes built into the hillside overlooking the Columbia River.
Navy Heights
Neighborhood
Navy Heights is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. It began as a housing project in nearby Astoria. Navy Heights is situated 2 miles east of United States lightship Columbia.
Miles Crossing
Locality
Miles Crossing is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Miles Crossing is situated 2½ miles south of United States lightship Columbia.
United States lightship Columbia
- Categories: lightvessel, preserved watercraft, ship, building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Clatsop, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
46.19039° or 46° 11′ 25″ northLongitude
-123.82389° or 123° 49′ 26″ westInception
1950Operator
Columbia River Maritime MuseumOpen location code
84RR55RG+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 665531953OpenStreetMap feature
building=shipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=shipOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7892541
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“United States lightship Columbia” goes by many names.
- French: “Columbia (WLV-604)”
- French: “Columbia”
- Spanish: “Buque Faro Columbia”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include USCGC Steadfast and U.S. Coast Guard - Astoria Moorings.
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