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Managing Organization:
Douglas County Parks & Recreation Dept.
Telephone: 541-271-4631
Website: http://www.winchesterbay.org/lighthouse.html
Contact Address Information:
1026 Lighthouse Road
Winchester Bay
Oregon, United States
Notes:
The first order lens in this lighthouse is one of the few still in use in the U.S. The lighthouse is very similar to Heceta Head Light.
Tower Height: 61
Height of Focal Plane: 165
Description of Tower: White, conical brick and stucco tower.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
Two oil houses.
Earlier Towers?
1857: Brick tower, destroyed 1864.
Date Established: 1857
Date Present Tower Built: 1894
Date Automated: 1966
Optics: 1894: First order Fresnel lens, still in use.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? Yes.
Museum?
The Coastal Visitor Center occupies the former Umpqua River U.S. Coast Guard Station. This building is now a musuem and is the originating point for tours of the lighthouse. The lighthouse is open for six-person tours from May 1 to September 30. Hours are 10 am to 4 pm Wednesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 pm on Sunday.
Directions:
The lighthouse and visitor center are off US 101 about a mile south of Winchester Bay.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Nearby Lodging: For reservations in the small overnight campground at Umpqua Lighthouse State Park, call 1-800-452-5687.
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