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7 Historic Lighthouses To Visit Along Oregon's Coast


7 Historic Lighthouses To Visit Along Oregon’s Coast
Feb.6.2021
Sea stacks and jagged reefs, capes protruding into the ocean featuring sandstone cliffs, and shifting sand dunes make the Oregon coast the stunning shoreline we love. However, these same landscape features present threats to ships getting close to the shore. Lighthouses helped their captains navigate these dangers, guiding them to safety.
The earliest lighthouses had one white light warning seafarers that a shore was close. Visible about eight miles at sea, it didn’t always allow enough time to bring the ships to safety. Introducing the Fresnel lens in the mid-1800s brought a dramatic improvement. The elaborate system of lenses extended the light’s visibility to around 20 miles and allowed it to form individual patterns. With this innovation, the lighthouses could each have a signature pattern. Now they acted like navigation systems, signaling ship captains their location on the shore. ....

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7 Tips For Whale Watching Along The Oregon Coast


7 Tips For Whale Watching Along The Oregon Coast
Jan.11.2021
Twice a year, approximately 20,000 gray whales migrate along the Oregon Coast as they journey from feeding grounds to Alaska to breeding grounds in Baja California, Mexico, and then back to Alaska. Distance covered is about 1,300 miles, which ranks as the largest migration of any animal. The best viewing times are winter (mid-December through January) and late March to June, when the gray whales return north with their calves. Because of the large numbers of gray whales migrating, this article will focus on the gray whales. Here are my seven tips for gray whale watching along the Oregon Coast. ....

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