| Cape Meares Light | |
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 Cape Meares Light |
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| Location: | Cape Meares, Oregon |
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| Year first lit: | 1890 |
| Deactivated: | 1963 |
| Foundation: | Concrete |
| Construction: | Brick sheathed in sheet iron |
| Tower shape: | Octagonal |
| Height: | 38 ft |
| Original lens: | First order Fresnel lens |
The Cape Meares Light is an inactive lighthouse on the coast of Oregon. Cape Meares is a small headland on the Pacific coast of northwest Oregon Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Basic concept of GPS operation A GPS receiver calculates its position by carefully timing the signals sent by the constellation of GPS Satellites high above the Earth A Fresnel lens (pronounced or) is a type of lens invented by French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel. A lighthouse is a Tower, building or framework designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or in older times from a fire and used as an The Oregon Coast is a geographical term that is used to describe the Coast of the U Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on Cape Meares just south of Tillamook Bay. Cape Meares is a small headland on the Pacific coast of northwest Oregon Tillamook Bay is a small inlet of the Pacific Ocean, approximately 6 mi (10 km long and 2 mi (3 km wide on the northwest coast of
The lighthouse was first lit in 1890 and was deactivated in 1963. When it was built, the lighthouse complex included two keeper's houses, which were demolished in 1968, two oil houses, and two cisterns. Later additions included an 1895 workroom attached to the tower and a 1934 garage. [1]
The lighthouse was replaced by a newer tower in 1963. [1]
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 as reference number #73002341, and is open to the public. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of
See also
References
- ^ a b Cape Meares Light. This is a complete list of lighthouses on the Oregon Coast in order from north to south Inventory of Historic Light Stations. National Park Service (March 6, 2002). Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on November 1, 2006.
External links
- Cape Meares web site
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