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	Cape Meares - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cape Meares is a small headland on the Pacific coast of northwest Oregon in the United States.
		The cape forms a high steep bluff on the south end of Tillamook Bay, approximately 5 mi (8 km) northwest of the town of Tillamook.
		Much of the cape is part of Cape Meares State Park, which includes the Cape Meares Lighthouse.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cape_Meares (94 words)

	Cape Meares Lighthouse, Oregon at Lighthousefriends.com
		The lighthouse was decommissioned in 1963 when an automated beacon was installed on a concrete blockhouse a few feet from the tower.
		A replica of the workroom was rebuilt on the east side of the lighthouse.
		Cape Meares is the northernmost of the three capes along the Three Capes Scenic Route, Cape Kiwanda and Cape Lookout being the other two.
	www.lighthousefriends.com /light.asp?ID=134 (857 words)

	Cape Meares Lighthouse
		The lighthouse at Cape Meares marks the entrance to Tillamook Bay.
		Cape Meares was selected as it was easier to supply and lower in elevation, making it less susceptible to the fog of the Oregon Coast.
		Directions: The lighthouse is located on the Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint, nine miles west of the town of Tillamook.
	www.rudyalicelighthouse.net /NWLts/CpMeares/CpMeares.htm (577 words)

	The Cape Meares Lighthouse, Cape Meares, Oregon
		Cape Meares lighthouse was tended by three keepers: an appointed keeper and a first and second assistant.
		Cape Meares was one of the first Oregon lighthouses automated on the coast.
		Cape Meares is also a National Wildlife Refuge; as such, its 233 acres are jointly administered by OPRD and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
	www.fiddlersgreen.net /buildings/lighthouses/meares/info/info.htm (2457 words)

	Encyclopedia: Fresnel lens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Originally developed for lighthouses, the design enables the construction of lenses of large size and short focal length without the weight and volume of material which would be required in a lens of conventional design.
		Jump to: navigation, search The Peggys Point lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada An aid for navigation and pilotage at sea, a lighthouse is a tower building or framework sending out light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire.
		Lighthouse Fresnel lens systems typically include extra annular prismatic elements, arrayed in faceted domes above and below the central planar Fresnel, in order to catch all light emitted from the light source.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Fresnel-lens (1102 words)

	Cape Meares Lighthouse - Oregon Coast Lighthouses (light house)
		On January 1, 1890 Cape Meares was lit by Anthony Miller (the first principal keeper) and his two assistants.
		Cape Meares' light could be seen for 21 miles.
		Most lighthouses, including Cape Meares, were a good distance and difficult journey from the rest of civilization.
	www.nwcoast.com /lighthouses/oregon/capemeares.asp (393 words)

	Oregon Public Lands: Cape Meares NWR
		Cape Meares Refuge is located on a small headland just south of Tillamook Bay on the northern Oregon coast.
		It is adjacent to the Pacific Ocean and Cape Meares Lighthouse State Park.
		Cape Meares NWR is 9 miles west of Tillamook on the Three Capes Scenic Route.
	www.biggamehunt.net /sections/Oregon/public_lands/Cape_Meares_NWR.html (187 words)

	Oregon Parks and Recreation: OPRD news
		Cape Meares Lighthouse will remain closed to the public until next year as additional improvements are made in the restoration of the 113-year-old structure.
		A generous donation from the Friends of Cape Meares Lighthouse and Wildlife Refuge and state lottery dollars from OPRD's Parks and Natural Resource Fund is financing the restoration.
		It is the centerpiece of the 233-acre Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint, 10 miles west of Tillamook on the Three Capes Scenic Loop.
	www.prd.state.or.us /news.php?id=511 (258 words)

	Cape Meares Lighthouse - Tillamook, Oregon @ US-Lighthouses.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Cape Meares Lighthouse - Tillamook, Oregon @ US-Lighthouses.com
		The story says that the lighthouse was supposed to be built at Cape Lookout, but due to a mapping error the light was actually built at Cape Meares.
		The map had the two capes switched, but construction was long underway by the time the error was detected.
	www.us-lighthouses.com /displaypage.php?LightID=200 (151 words)

	Oregon Coast Lighthouses
		Cape Meares is managed by the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Division, which worked together with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Coast Guard in restoration efforts.
		The present lighthouse built in 1934, is operational and is located about 12 miles west of Coos Bay, Oregon near the town of Charleston and is adjacent to Sunset Bay State Park.
		The present lighthouse built in 1934 of reinforced concrete was the last lighthouse commissioned to be built on the Pacific Coast.
	www.oregon101.com /light.html (946 words)

	Oregon.com - Experience Oregon Coast Lighthouses
		The Cape Meares and Coquille River lighthouses have public exhibit areas; tours may be arranged upon request.
		Hiking: Trailheads from the main parking are to the lighthouse and viewpoints overlooking offshore islets inhabited by sea lions and nesting seabirds.
		This lighthouse is not open to the public, but good views are available from the trail at Sunset Bay State Park south of the lighthouse.
	www.oregon.com /trips/lighthouses.cfm (695 words)

	Cape Meares State Park - Oregon State Park - - nearby TILLAMOOK
		Cape Meares State Park - DayTrails.com - Experience Cape Meares State Park located about 15 miles west of Tillamook, OR.
		Cape Meares - Lighthouses Oregon Coast - Lighthouses on the Oregon Coast - Cape Meares; photographs by Chuck Forinash.
		The lighthouse is located at Cape Meares State Park, ten miles southwest of Tillamook on the Three...
	www.stateparks.com /cape_meares.html (213 words)

	Tillamook Oregon Attractions
		Cape Lookout State Park can be reached by traveling an hour and a half west of Portland through the scenic Wilson River pass.
		Cape Lookout and Cape Kiwanda are the other two capes on this route.
		Cape Meares provides an excellent view of the largest colony of nesting common murres (the site is one of the most populous colonies of nesting sea birds on the continent).
	www.all-oregon.com /city/tillamook/information.htm (485 words)

	Cape Meares Lighthouse Photo Archives - @us-lighthouses.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Cape Meares - The path leading up to the lighthouse.
		Cape Meares - The backside of the lighthouse.
		Cape Meares - Close up of the Frensel lens.
	www.us-lighthouses.com /getarchive.php?LightID=200 (61 words)

	Cape Meares Lighthouse Oregon Coast
		Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint is located 10 miles west of Tillamook on the north end of the beautiful Three Capes Scenic Loop.
		Features within the park include the Cape Meares Lighthouse, an informational kiosk, interesting viewpoints where the visitor can view the off-shore rocks for native birds and the annual whale migration, the Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge, nature trails, and the famous Octopus Tree.
		Cape Meares Lighthouse is open daily April through October from 11 am to 4 pm.
	www.capemeareslighthouse.org (277 words)

	Cape Meares OR - Harbour Lights HL469 - Harbour Lights collectibles and gifts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Realizing the growing need for navigational aids along the coastline, the US Lighthouse Board recommended as early as 1886 that a lighthouse be established at Cape Meares.
		Cape Meares Light was built atop a cliff overlooking beautiful Tillamook Bay, with a focal plane of 223 feet above sea level.
		By 1910 Cape Meares, along with other Oregon stations, was fitted with a highly efficient incandescent oil lamp, which provided a cleaner, more brilliant flame.
	www.collectibles-shoppe.com /harbour-lights/cape-meares-or.html (416 words)

	Cape Meares Light (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Like Yaquina Head, Cape Meares has been stalked by persistent rumors that it was built on the wrong site.
		The lighthouse structures were immediately subject to severe vandalism--the keeper's quarters had to be destroyed, and the four bullseyes from the First Order lens were stolen.
		Cape Meares Light was eventually turned over to the Oregon State Park system.
	www.lighthousegetaway.com /lights/meares.html (216 words)

	Cape Meares Lighthouse
		Cape Meares Lighthouse was authorized by U.S. Congress in January 1886, to be built for $60,000.
		The lens was carried around Cape Horn, then north along the coast to Cape Meares.
		A hand operated crane made from local spruce trees was used to lift the ten-ton lens and mount it over the 200-foot cliff to its position in the tower.
	members.aol.com /Gibson0817/meares.htm (376 words)

	Cape Meares Lighthouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Cape Meares Lighthouse began as a lonely, secluded outpost, to which supplies had to be brought by boat from Tillamook Bay, but now the site gets thousands of visitors each month as park of Cape Meares State Park.
		The original optic of the lighthouse was a first order Fresnel built in Paris in 1887, with eight sides and four huge bull's eye prisms, along with a red panel on the outside of the lens to enable a red flash every minute from its steady white light.
		The lighthouse itself suffered during this time as well - rust developed freely on the tower's iron sides, and the four bull's eye prisms were stolen from the lens.
	members.aol.com /fairyfellr/meares.html (590 words)

	Cape Meares State Park - DayTrails.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Be sure to walk south towards the basalt face of Cape Meares and get a closer view of this geologic wonder.
		From the beach, a short drive south on the main road will allow you a close view of the Cape Meares Lighthouse.
		Cape Meares State Park is located about 15 miles west of Tillamook, OR.
	www.daytrails.com /CapeMearesStatePark.html (97 words)

	Netarts Bay, Oregon - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Meares; and excepting a rock passed the preceding afternoon, these were the first we have seen North of Cape Gregory”.
		In the same year the oil lamp (in the Cape Meares Lighthouse) was replaced with an incandescent oil vapor lamp.
		In 1964 the Coast Guard leased the lighthouse to Tillamook County.
	gisweb.co.tillamook.or.us /tcwrc/councils/netarts/html/history.html (2832 words)

	Oregon Parks and Recreation: OPRD news
		Cape Meares Lighthouse, including its interpretive gift store and surrounding area, will remain closed through August because of unexpected delays in restoration work on the structure.
		Originally scheduled to open in July, the gift store is operated by the Friends of Cape Meares Lighthouse and Wildlife Refuge, which is helping finance the restoration.
		The lighthouse is the centerpiece of the 233-acre Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint, 10 miles west of Tillamook on the Three Capes Scenic Loop.
	www.prd.state.or.us /news.php?id=496 (190 words)

	The Cape Meares Lighthouse, Cape Meares, Oregon
		Cape Meares Lighthouse was built in 1890 on the outer edge of a high, bold headland just south of Tillamook Bay.
		The Cape was named after Captain John Meares who first charted it in 1788 and was deemed as ideal site for a lighthouse.
		Public outcry was heard, and be tween the Friends of Cape Meares and the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) the lighthouse was saved.
	www.fiddlersgreen.net /buildings/lighthouses/meares/meares.htm (242 words)

	Lighthouse and Nautical Gifts for Everyone! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Famous lighthouses (Cape Hatteras, Boston Harbor, Assateague Island) are depicted on this fine example of nautical art.
		This lighthouse is made of painted metal; the candle fits inside the shade.
		Glowing with coastal charm, a lighthouse stands next to the keeper's cozy cottage on this appealing light.
	www.cottonislebylitehouselady.com /lighthousecatalog_html.html (1147 words)

	Tillamook Oregon - cheese factory Garibaldi Cape Meares lighthouse Bay City Oregon Coast Travel Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Audubon Society of Portland recommends nearby Cape Meares State Park and Wildlife Refuge for sightseers hoping to catch a glimpse of coastal wildlife, including sea birds like the tufted puffin, sea lions and seals, and even eagles and gray whales.
		A stately old lighthouse overlooks the rocky coastline, and the trails to the cliffs pass through old-growth forest and by the famous "Octopus Tree".
		Cape Meares is nine miles west of Tillamook on the Three Capes Scenic Route, which begins in Tillamook and passes by Cape Lookout and Cape Kiwanda.
	www.goamericanwest.com /oregon/tillamook.shtml (439 words)

	Cape Meares OR Lighthouse by Harbour Lights
		2005 >Cape Meares Oregon OE Buy a full-size Harbour Lights and send in your voucher by December 1, 2005 for a chance to win one of 10 gold-plated pewter replicas.
		Life for the keepers at Cape Meares was somewhat isolated during the first few years of its existence.
		The Friends of Cape Meares are still doing their part to keep this piece of history in good condition for visitors to enjoy for years to come.
	www.harbourlights.com /catalog/2005/cape_meares_or.htm (405 words)

	Cape Meares Lighthouse - DayTrails.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Cape Meares Lighthouse is one of the most educational and beautiful stops along the Three Capes Scenic Route.
		If solitude is what you desire this is not the stop for you (try Cape Meares State Park instead), but if you want to be educated while looking at breathtaking ocean views this jewel will not let you down.
		Climbing up a narrow spiral staircase, attached to the interior wall of the lighthouse, you arrive mid-level where you can see the gears which once used to turn this engineering wonder.
	www.daytrails.com /CapeMearesLighthouse.html (186 words)

	Cape Meares State Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Cape Meares, located in Cape Meares State Park, is one of three scenic capes along the Three Capes Scenic Highway——the other two capes are Cape Lookout and Cape Kiwanda.
		Other attractions include the Cape Meares Lighthouse, which was built in 1890; old-growth Sitka spruce trees; spectacular ocean views; and abundant wildlife and coastal forestland.
		Trail Surface: The Cape Meares Lighthouse and Octopus Tree Trails are paved; the Big Spruce Tree Trail is a level, forested path.
	www.trails.com /tcatalog_trail.asp?AffID=mz01&TrailID=HGW228-001 (141 words)

	Oregon Parks and Recreation: OPRD news
		Cape Meares Lighthouse, including its interpretive gift store, will close Monday, June 16, because of restoration work.
		The lighthouse’s roof also will be removed and replaced before the restoration’s expected completion in August.
		Although he expects to reopen the lighthouse’s gift store extension in July, Marvin said public safety concerns may dictate more “total closures” of the complex as the project continues through the summer.
	www.prd.state.or.us /news.php?id=485 (184 words)

	Cape Meares Dating (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Nehalem Bay to Cape Meares and distant Cape Lookout on the far...
		This lighthouse was built in 1890 on the outer edge of a hight...
		Cape Disappointment, so named by the explorer John Meares because of his inability to...
	www.adatingagency.co.uk /personals/datingindex5100.html (504 words)

	Oregon Lighthouse News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Repairs started on the 113-year-old Cape Meares Lighthouse on April 1, 2003, and are scheduled to last through the summer.
		A considerable donation by the Friends of Cape Meares along with state lottery dollars provided by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will fund the project, estimated at a cost of $310,000.
		During the repairs, visitors will not be allowed in the upper levels of the lighthouse and the light/lens has been wrapped with a protective covering.
	www.unc.edu /~rowlett/lighthouse/news/or_news.html (533 words)

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