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California, Florida, Hawaii, Northeast Coast, Oregon, & Texas

California Lighthouses

Point Loma Lighthouses

These lighthouses were built to guide ships into San Diego harbor.  Old Pt Loma lighthouse, the one on the left, is located high atop Point Loma.  The view from this point is one that has to be seen to believed.  All of San Diego is laid out at your feet.  The newer Lighthouse is located closer to the shore and is the one in use today.
 

Florida Lighthouses

St Augustine Lighthouse

St Augustine, FL

This lighthouse is located in one of the oldest cities in the US.  It is open to the public and the city of St Augustine has much more to offer a visitor.

Pensacola Lighthouse

Pensacola, FL

This lighthouse is located on the Naval Air Station at Pensacola.  It is well maintained and is not open to the public except for summer Sundays.  The NAS has a lot of history associated with Navel Aviation.
 

Hawaiian Lighthouses

KILAUEA LIGHTHOUSE

Kauai, Hawaii

This is the lighthouse that got me hooked.  It isn't the first one I saw but it was the first one that got me spell bound.  There is no other lighthouse I have seen that has everything the way this one does.  The ocean is great, the view is great, the structure is great.

Diamondhead Lighthouse

 

 

Northeastern Lighthouses

Goat Island Lighthouse

 Built around 1960, this lighthouse is located near Kennebunkport, Maine and the summer home of former President George Bush.  Kennebunkport is a great place to spend a weekend.  It is a resort town and you will find many enjoyable things to do.
The beauty of this lighthouse can't be captured in any picture.  It is located at York, Maine on a point of land that is really an island.  There is a small walk bridge you have to use to get to it.  As far as I know, it isn't open to the public.  But, the view around the lighthouse and the point of land it set on is well worth the trip.  The town has a very nice beach not far from the lighthouse.

Cape Neddick Light

Portland Lighthouse

 This lighthouse is at Portland, Maine.  It is one of the best known lighthouses in the NE.  I haven't been to this lighthouse but any collection of lighthouses of the NE has to include this one.
Located in Gloucester, MA.  Gloucester is a fishing city that also has a famous sculpture dedicated to those lost at sea.  More fishing history in this town than anyplace in America

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Eastern Point Lighthouse

Annisquam Lighthouse

Located on the south side of Gloucester, MA; this little light house is very well maintained and can be seen easily both from water and land.

Thacher Twin Lighthouses

These lighthouses are located close to Rockport, MA off Cape Ann.  We went past these on a whale watching excursion out of Gloucester.

 

Oregon Lighthouses

Cape Blanco

Cape Blanco is the southernmost of Oregon's lights. It is also the oldest original tower in Oregon. The light was proposed in 1864.  It takes some effort to drive to it and depending on conditions.  It didn't work out for me this day and I never made it to this one.  The fence was locked and it was so foggy I didn't know how much further it would be to walk to it.

Coquille River Lighthouse,

 Also known as the Bandon Lighthouse; Bandon, OR

Located along the southern coast of Oregon, this lighthouse is open to the public.  Most of the working parts of the inside have been removed but the structure is intact and easily viewed.  Along the north shore from this lighthouse is one of the largest drift wood piles I have ever seen.

Umpqua River Lighthouse Winchester Bay, Oregon

This is one of the best maintained lighthouses on either coast.  It is located in a compound and as far as I know, not opened to the public.  The area around the lighthouse is like a small park.  Off to the right of this picture is some displays, one of which is a jaw bone of a humpback whale.  When in the area, this lighthouse is a must see!

 

Heceta Head Lighthouse
Located close to Florence Oregon.  What more can one say about this lighthouse that the pictures don't.  By far, this is my favorite lighthouse of both coast.  The view of this lighthouse and the view from this lighthouse can't be matched.  It takes a little bit of walking to go from the beach area up to the lighthouse but the walk is well worth the effort. (additional information)

Yaquina Head Lighthouse

Yaquina Head Lighthouse is located close to Newport and is the tallest lighthouse in Oregon at over 90 feet tall.  Off the point in front of the lighthouse, just a mere 100 yards I saw two whales feeding the day I was there.

Yaquina Bay Lighthouse

This house is really a lighthouse.  It is located in Newport, Oregon.  It is open to the public and has many historic items inside.  Also, it has a gift shop that stocks items from all the Oregon lighthouses.  It has the best display of home items used by lighthouse keepers I have seen on either coast.

Texas Lighthouses

Port Isabel Lighthouse

This Texas lighthouse is one of my favorites.  As you can see it is being updated and repaired.  A trip to this south Texas lighthouse is nothing but fun.  The beach in this area is one of the best.

 

Bolivar Point Lighthouse

This light house is located close to Galveston, Texas.  It was shut down back in the 20's or 30's.  When in the Houston area this lighthouse is worth a trip to see.