St. Simons Island Lighthouse

  St. Simons Island Lighthouse The St. Simons Island Light is a lighthouse on the southern tip of St. Simons Island, Georgia, United States. It guides ships into St. Simons Sound and warns of the many sandbars in the area. The U.S. government constructed a new lighthouse to replace the

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Point Cabrillo Lighthouse

  Point Cabrillo Lighthouse Point Cabrillo Light is a lighthouse in northern California, United States, between Point Arena and Cape Mendocino, just south of the community of Caspar. It has been a federal aid to navigation since 1909. It is part of the California state valium no prescription park system

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Point Arena Lighthouse

  Point Arena Lighthouse Point Arena Light is a lighthouse two miles north of Point Arena, California. The lighthouse features a small museum and giftshop. Guided tours of the light station as well as self-guided tours of the grounds are available daily. The lighthouse at this site was constructed in 1870. The brick-and-mortar tower included ornate iron

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Umpqua River Lighthouse

  Umpqua River Lighthouse The lighthouse is part of Umpqua River State Park and is managed by Douglas County Parks, which also oversees the museum about a block away in a historic Coast Guard building. Located at the mouth of Winchester Bay, Oregon, the first Umpqua River Light was built

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Coquille River Lighthouse

  Coquille River Lighthouse Coquille River Light (formerly known as Bandon Light) is a lighthouse located near Bandon, Oregon, United States. It is currently maintained by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department as a part of Bullards Beach State Park. Originally named Bandon Light, Coquille River Light was commissioned in

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Cape Blanco Lighthouse

  Cape Blanco Lighthouse Cape Blanco Light is a lighthouse located on Cape Blanco, Oregon, United States in Cape Blanco State Park. Cape Blanco Lighthouse is the oldest standing lighthouse on the Oregon coast. Cape Blanco was named in 1603 by the Spanish explorer Martin D’Aguilar because of the chalky

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Heceta Head Lighthouse

Heceta Head Lighthouse   Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint is located in a cove at the mouth of Cape Creek. There are picnic tables sheltered from the wind and a great view of the ocean. A short trail leads to the historic Heceta Head lighthouse and assistant keeper’s house. The trail

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Cape Meares Lighthouse

  Cape Meares Lighthouse The Shortest Lighthouse in Oregon   Captain John Meares was the first to sail into Tillamook Bay, naming it Quick Sand Bay because of the mud at low tide. Captain Robert Gray was the first American on the scene and he called it Murderers Harbor because

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Grays Harbor Lighthouse

  Grays Harbor Lighthouse The Grays Harbor Lighthouse (Westport Light) is located on Point Chehalis on the southern side of the entrance to Grays Harbor, Westport, Washington. The 107-foot Grays Harbor Lighthouse is the tallest lighthouse in Washington and the third tallest on the West Coast. It marks the entrance

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