Cape Arago Light
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 Cape Arago Light |
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| Location: | Gregory Point/southwest of Coos Bay entrance |
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| Foundation: | Concrete |
| Construction: | Reinforced concrete |
| Year first lit: | 1934 |
| Deactivated: | 2006 |
| Automated: | 1966 |
| Tower shape: | Octagonal attached to fog signal building |
| Height: | 44 feet |
| Original lens: | Fourth order Fresnel |
| Range: | 16 miles |
| Characteristic: | Group Flash White, 20 seconds 3 Flashes |
The Cape Arago Light aka Cape Gregory Light is a lighthouse on the Oregon Coast of the United States, located in Coos County. It is more than a mile north of Cape Arago.
It is not accessible to the public and was decommissioned in 2006. It is visible from Sunset Bay State Park.
The structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1]
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[edit] External links
- Discover Oregon Lighthouses: Cape Arago
- November 27, 2005, Statesman Journal article on Cape Arago Lighthouse
- Cape Arago Lighthouse entry at Lighthouse Friends.com
- Cape Arago Light entry in National Park Service inventory of historic lighthouses
- Maps and aerial photos
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- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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