Oregon History
The old Yaquina Bay Lighthouse established in 1871 is the earliest aid to navigation, standing within the range of the first recorded landfall made from a ship to the shores of the Pacific Northwest. Captain James Cook made this landfall on March 7, 1778. At noon he named Cape Foulweather. On account of the heavy weather he was compelled to stand out at sea at night and only approach the land in the afternoon so that he was unable to find any harbor along the Oregon Coast. News of Cook's voyage to the Pacific Northwest stimulated the American interests in this region and aroused in Thomas Jefferson and interest that led to the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the dispatch of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 10T E 415652 N 4941662 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 44.62336667, -124.06325000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 44° 37.402', W 124° 3.795' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 44° 37' 24.12" N, 124° 3' 47.7" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 541 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near Yaquina Bay State Park, Newport OR 97365, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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