Cape Meares

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is about headland in Oregon. For the community in Oregon, see Cape Meares, Oregon. For the lighthouse, see Cape Meares Light. For the National Wildlife Refuge, see Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge.

Cape Meares is a small headland on the Pacific coast of northwest Oregon in the United States. The cape forms a high steep bluff on the south end of Tillamook Bay, approximately 5 mi (8 km) northwest of the town of Tillamook. Much of the cape is part of Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint, which includes the Cape Meares Lighthouse. It is named after John Meares, a British explorer.

Immediately north of the cape is the small town of Cape Meares, next to Cape Meares Lake. The oceanfront adjacent to these is known as Cape Meares Beach; the beach further north, along the Bayocean Peninsula, is Bayocean Beach, or just Bayocean. Immediately south of Cape Meares is Short Beach.

Cape Meares from an airplane

Cape Meares seen from Bayocean beach

Cape Meares from the north

Cape Meares Lighthouse

[edit] References

 This article does not cite any references or sources. (May 2007)
Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed.

[edit] External links

 This Oregon location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Languages