Cape Arago Lighthouse
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N 43° 20.490 W 124° 22.524
10T E 388515 N 4799657
Bad weather caused this light to be rebuilt three times.
W 658.2 km from your present location
Waymark Code: WMV1B
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2006
Views: 32
This is the third lighthouse to occupy this location. The first two built in 1866 and 1908 fell victim to weather and erosion. The third Cape Arago Lighthouse with its 44-foot tower was built of rein' forced concrete in 1934. The lighthouse is in good shape, but the walkway out to Lighthouse Island (aka Gregory Point) is condemned for public use; only Coast Guard personnel may use it. This lighthouse with its fourth order Fresnel lens as of January 1 2006 is no longer in use.
Until recently the light and unique sounding fog signal prevented considerable ship wrecks in the vicinity of Cape Arago and many daring sea rescues were undertaken from the old lifesaving station located on the lee side of Lighthouse Island in the early days before and after the turn of the century. The light keepers often alerted the surfmen when a ship was in trouble and they would launch their surfLoats and head out to sea.... In 1915, the Coast Guard took over that branch of the service and the lifesaving station was relocated at Charleston inside Coos Bay.
Cape Arago Lighthouse is located about 4 miles south of Charleston between Sunset Bay and Shore Acres state parks. Although the lighthouse is not open to the public, good views are possible from the hiking trail between the two state parks and from a turnout about a half to three quarter mile south of Sunset Bay.
For more information on this lighthouse:
Cape Arago Lighthouse