Heceta Head Lighthouse Lighthouses The Oregon Coast Shipwreck Chart

The Oregon Coast Shipwreck Chart 3 covers that part of the Oregon Coast from Horsefall Beach

Umpqua River Lighthouse (43  39’ 8” N

south to Humbug Mountain

both Oregon & Washington prior to 1900

flashes red and white and can be seen for about 20 miles

Heceta Head Lighthouse Lighthouses The Oregon Coast Shipwreck ChartHeceta Head Lighthouse (44 08 3 N, 124 07 6 W) was built on the southwestern side of a high bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean and was one of the most isolated locations in the Oregon lighthouse service. It had its own post office and one room school. The keepers were resupplied by ships, called lighthouse tenders, 4 times per year. Other needed supplies required an overnight trip by wagon to Florence. Framable poster, 11" x 14. 75", sent in a flat