by CoastView | Dec 5, 2022 | 2022, Beaches, Coastal Features, Headlands, Historical, Land Use, Lighthouses, Oregon, Parks
Heceta Head Lighthouse is at an elevation of 205 feet (62 m), on the Heceta headland, 13 miles (21 km) north of Florence, and 13 miles (21 km) south of Yachats, Oregon. The site is now the Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint. The lighthouse was built in...
by CoastView | Nov 28, 2022 | 2022, Communities, Embayments, Oregon
Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay is an active-duty U.S. Coast Guard facility located in Garibaldi on Tillamook Bay, 7.5 miles (12 km) northwest of the community of Tillamook, Oregon. The current station has been operating since 1942 and is a nationally recognized...
by CoastView | Nov 21, 2022 | 2022, Beaches, Embayments, Oregon
Salishan Spit separates the Pacific Ocean from Siletz Bay and is located 2.5 miles (4 km) south of Lincoln City and 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Gleneden Beach, Oregon. The name is from the native Salishan languages of the Pacific Northwest. Siletz Bay is a large...
by CoastView | Nov 14, 2022 | 2022, Communities, Historical, Oregon
Nesika Beach is a community located at the south end of the Nesika strand, about 6 miles (10 km) north of Gold Beach and 4 miles (6 km) south-southeast of Ophir, Oregon. The community and beach are named after the Native American word for “our”. In 1854, John and...
by CoastView | Nov 7, 2022 | 2022, Beaches, Headlands, Oregon
The Hubbard Mound is a coastal headland and the location of a historical beach placer mining prospect near the community of Nesika Beach, 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Otter Point, and about 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Gold Beach, Oregon. Gold was discovered in the black...
by CoastView | Nov 1, 2022 | 2022, Beaches, Best of 2022, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Oregon, Parks, Rivers
Pistol River starts at an elevation of 3,179 feet (970 m) on the southern flank of Sugarloaf Mountain and drains a watershed of 67,200 acres (27,195 ha) in the Siskiyou National Forest while flowing generally southwest for 21 miles (34 km) to the Pacific Ocean near...
