Heceta Head Light

One of the most scenic lighthouses on the American west coast, the Heceta Head Light stands high atop the remote Heceta Head cliffs north of Florence, Oregon. Completed in 1894, light from atop the masonry tower was originally produced from a five-wick coal-oil lamp. A weighted cable powered gears to turn the lamp. Light from the current million-candlepower bulb, shining through the original 640-prism lens, can be seen by mariners more than 20 miles away.

Heceta Head Light