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Chiefs Island, Cape Arago
Cape Arago Light is the third of a series of light towers built on Gregory Point and Chiefs Island just south of the entrance to Coos Bay, about 8 miles (13 km) west-southwest of Coos Bay and 3 miles (5 km) west of Charleston, Oregon.
Carmanah Point, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Carmanah Point is the site of a historic light station in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island that marks the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, about 65 miles (105 km) west-northwest of Victoria and 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Port Renfrew, British Columbia.
Cape Meares Lighthouse, Cape Meares
Cape Meares is the site of a historic lighthouse on a prominent headland that forms a high steep bluff on the south end of Tillamook Bay, about 48 miles (77 km) south of Astoria and 7 miles (11 km) west-northwest of Tillamook, Oregon.
Yaquina Bay Light, Newport
Yaquina Bay Light is located on the north shore of the entrance to Yaquina Bay, about 40 miles (65 km) west of Corvallis and 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Newport, Oregon.
Mary Island, Revillagigedo Channel
Mary Island is the site of a historic lighthouse located between Felice Strait to the west and Revillagigedo Channel to the east, about 64 miles (103 km) north-northwest of Prince Rupert, British Columbia and 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Ketchikan, Alaska.
Friendly Cove, Nootka Island
Friendly Cove is an embayment on Nootka Island situated at the northern entrance to Nootka Sound, and is the site of a historic lighthouse and the Yuquot National Historic Site of Canada, about 72 miles (116 km) south-southeast of Port McNeill and 45 miles (72 km) northwest of Tofino, British Columbia.
Cape Spencer, Cross Sound
Cape Spencer is a prominent headland in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve marking the northern entrance to Cross Sound adjacent to an area with numerous offshore islets, rocks, and islands, one of which, near the entrance to Dicks Arm, is the site of a historic lighthouse, about 45 miles (73 km) northwest of Hoonah and 37 miles (60 km) southwest of Gustavus, Alaska.
Cape Disappointment, Columbia River
Cape Disappointment is a prominent headland and navigational landmark with a historic lighthouse on the north side of the Columbia River, 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Astoria, and 2.2 miles (3.5 km) south of Ilwaco, Washington.
Cape Saint Elias, Kayak Island
Cape Saint Elias comprises a prominent headland and Pinnacle Rock, and is the site of a historic lighthouse at the southwest end of Kayak Island, 172 miles (277 km) west of Yakutat and 62 miles (100 km) southeast of Cordova, Alaska.
Eldred Rock Lighthouse, Lynn Canal
Eldred Rock is a small island and site of a historic lighthouse situated adjacent to Sullivan Island in Lynn Canal, between the Chilkat Range to the west and the Kakuhan Range to the east, about 55 miles (89 km) northwest of Juneau and 20 miles (32 km) south-southeast of Haines, Alaska.
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