Description:Yaquina Head's rock outcropping and tower are visible for several miles along the Pacific Coast Highway. The tower is the tallest on the Oregon Coast, and is the only Oregon Lighthouse with a marble floor. It stands 162 feet above sea level, and can be seen from ocean vessels as far away as 19 miles.
History:Still standing today, this 'first class' lighthouse was built 3 years after construction of Yaquina Bay Lighthouse, which caused it's being shut down for good (see below). Always a popular tourist attraction, when it was first built in 1873, many tourists came to visit the 92-foot tower for it's amazing height. Light was automated in 1966.
Constructed in: 1873
History:Still standing today, this 'first class' lighthouse was built 3 years after construction of Yaquina Bay Lighthouse, which caused it's being shut down for good (see below). Always a popular tourist attraction, when it was first built in 1873, many tourists came to visit the 92-foot tower for it's amazing height. Light was automated in 1966.
Constructed in: 1873
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