Cape Arago (Oregon)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| 1868 | FFl W 120s. F15, Fl15. fl 3. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 373 |
| 1878 | FFl W 120s. F15 Fl15. Flash 3 seconds, eclipse 3 seconds. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 473 |
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 492 | |
| 1886 | FFl W 120s. F141/4, Fl141/4. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 627 |
| 1890 | LHB Light List (Dist. 13): N/A | |
| 1892 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 865 | |
| 1893 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 891 | |
| 1894 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 908 | |
| 1895 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 924 | |
| 1896 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 1025 | |
| 1900 | FFl W 120s. F143/4, Fl143/4. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 55 |
| 1906 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 72 | |
| 1911 | Fl(3) W 20s. W14. Obscured 249°-035°(146°). | USLHS Light List (16th-18th): N/A |
| 1914 | Fl(3) W 20s. W14. (fl 0.4, ec 3.6) x 2, fl 0.4, ec 11.6. Obscured 249°-035°(146°). | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 114 |
| 1930-1933 | Fl(3) W 20s. W16. (fl 0.4, ec 3.6) x 2, fl 0.4, ec 11.6. Obscured 249°-035°(146°). | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 313 |
| 1945 | USCG Light List (Pacific): 776 | |
| 1950-1951 | ||
| 1952-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 803 | |
| 1961-1963 | Fl(3) W 20s. W16. (fl 0.3, ec 3.7) x 2, fl 0.3, ec 11.7. Obscured 249°-035°(146°). | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 803 |
| 1964-1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 81 | |
| 1967-1972 | Fl(3) W 20s. W16. (fl 0.1, ec 3.9) x 2, fl 0.1, ec 11.9. Obscured 249°-035°(146°). | |
| 1973-1974 | Fl(3) W 20s. W22. (fl 0.1, ec 3.9) x 2, fl 0.1, ec 11.9. Obscured 249°-035°(146°). | |
| 1975-1984 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 88 | |
| 1985 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 88 | |
| 1986 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 605 | |
| 1988 | ||
| 1990 | ||
| 2004 | Fl(3) W 30s. W17. (fl 0.1, ec 4.9) x 2, fl 0.1, ec 19.9. Obscured 315°-069°(114°). |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| 1868 | 4th | N/A | 75 | N/A | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 373 |
| 1878 | 25 | Conical iron tower, painted white; dome of lantern, red. Keeper's dwelling, a small two-story frame, painted white, 300 yards NE. from the tower. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 473 | ||
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 492 | ||||
| 1886 | Skeleton tower, truncated pyramid, eight sides, painted white; dome and lantern, red. White dwelling, 350 yards S. E. from tower. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 627 | |||
| 1890 | N/A | N/A | White; lantern, black. Iron skeleton tower. | LHB Light List (Dist. 13): N/A | |
| 1892 | 4th | 25 | Skeleton tower, truncated pyramid of eight sides, painted white; dome and lantern, black. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 865 | |
| 1893 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 891 | ||||
| 1894 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 908 | ||||
| 1895 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 924 | ||||
| 1896 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 1025 | ||||
| 1900 | 84 | White, octagonal, pyramidal tower; dome and lantern, black; attached to the rear of a white, one-story fog signal building with black roof. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 55 | ||
| 1906 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 72 | ||||
| 1911 | N/A | N/A | White, octagonal, frame tower. | USLHS Light List (16th-18th): N/A | |
| 1914 | N/A | 25 | 86 | White; octagonal frame tower. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 114 |
| 1930-1932 | 4 iov | 44 | 100 | White octagonal frame tower attached to building. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 313 |
| 1933 | 4 ei | ||||
| 1945 | 4 e | White octagonal tower attached to building. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 776 | ||
| 1950-1951 | |||||
| 1952-1960 | N/A | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 803 | |||
| 1961-1963 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 803 | ||||
| 1964-1974 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 81 | ||||
| 1975-1984 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 88 | ||||
| 1985 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 88 | ||||
| 1986 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 605 | ||||
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| 1990 | |||||
| 2004 |
Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals
| 1868 | None | None | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 373 |
| 1878 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 473 | ||
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 492 | ||
| 1886 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 627 | ||
| 1890 | LHB Light List (Dist. 13): N/A | ||
| 1892 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 865 | ||
| 1893 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 891 | ||
| 1894 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 908 | ||
| 1895 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 924 | ||
| 1896 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 1025 | ||
| 1900 | Daboll trumpet; blasts 5 sec., alternate silent intervals 8 and 42 sec. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 55 | |
| 1906 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 72 | ||
| 1911 | None | USLHS Light List (16th-18th): N/A | |
| 1914 | 1st-cl. air siren; group of 2 unequal blasts every 60 sec.: 1st blast 5 sec. Silent 12 sec. 2d blast 3 sec. Silent 40 sec. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 114 | |
| 1930-1933 | SIREN, 1st-cl. air; gp. 2 unequal blasts every 60 sec. Blast 5 sec., silent 12 sec. blast 3 sec., silent 40 sec. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 313 | |
| 1945 | HORN, chime diaphragm, air; group of 2 unequal blasts every 60 sec.. Blast 5 sec., silent 12 sec., blast 3 sec., silent 40 sec. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 776 | |
| 1950-1951 | |||
| 1952-1953 | HORN, diaphragm, chime; when operating, is synchronized with radiobeacon ev 3 minutes for distance finding. | Diaphone if horn is disabled. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 803 |
| 1954-1960 | HORN, diaphragm, chime; when operating, is synchronized with radiobeacon ev 3 minutes for distance finding. | None | |
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 803 | ||
| 1962-1963 | HORN, diaphragm, chime; gp of 2 unequal blasts ev 60s (5sbl-12ssi-3sbl-40ssi). | ||
| 1964 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 81 | ||
| 1965 | HORN, diaphragm (Mo. (N); chime; gp of 2 unequal blasts ev 60s (5sbl-12ssi-3sbl-40ssi). | ||
| 1966 | HORN, diaphragm; 2 blasts ev 30s (1.5sbl-1.5ssi-1.5sbl-25.5ssi). | ||
| 1967 | HORN, diaphragm; 2 blasts ev 30s (1.2sbl-1.2ssi-1.2sbl-24.5ssi). | ||
| 1968-1972 | HORN, diaphragm; 2 blasts ev 30s (2sbl-2ssi-2sbl-24ssi). | ||
| 1973-1974 | HORN, 2 blasts ev 30s (2sbl-2ssi-2sbl-24ssi). | ||
| 1975 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 88 | ||
| 1976-1980 | HORN: 2 blasts ev 30s (2sbl-2ssi-2sbl-24ssi). | ||
| 1981-1984 | HORN: 2 blasts ev 30s (2s bl-2s si-2s bl-24s si). | ||
| 1985 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 88 | ||
| 1986 | HORN: 2 blasts ev 30s (2s bl-2s si-2s bl-24s si). | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 605 | |
| 1988 | |||
| 1990 | |||
| 2004 | HORN: 1 blasts ev 30s (3s bl). |
Historical Light List Other Signals
| 1930-1933 | None | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 313 |
| 1945 | RADIOBEACON: Transmits on 304 kc, groups of dash, dot, 2 dashes (  ). Antenna lead-in 55 feet 166° from lighthouse. DISTANCE-FINDING STATION. |
USCG Light List (Pacific): 776 |
| 1950-1951 | RADIOBEACON: Transmits on 304 kc, groups of dash, dot, 2 dashes (). Antenna lead-in 55 feet 166° from lighthouse. DISTANCE-FINDING STATION. |
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| 1952-1960 | RADIOBEACON: 304 kc (Code: ). Antenna 55 feet 166° from light tower. |
USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 803 |
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 803 | |
| 1962-1963 | RADIOBEACON: Antenna 55 feet 166° from light tower. | |
| 1964-1974 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 81 | |
| 1975-1978 | RBN: 304 kHz () I. Antenna 55 feet 166° from light tower. |
USCG Light List - Vol. III: 88 |
| 1979-1980 | RBN: 304 kHz V () I. Antenna 55 feet 166° from light tower. |
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| 1981-1984 | RBN: 304 kHz V () I. Antenna 55 feet 166° from light tower. |
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| 1985 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 88 | |
| 1986 | RBN: 304 kHz Y () I. Antenna 55 feet 166° from light tower. |
USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 605 |
| 1988 | RBN: 304 kHz Y () I. Antenna 55 feet 166° from light. |
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| 1990 | ||
| 2004 | None |
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1866 - 1933 (Approximate location: Original lighthouse was located about 1000 feet northwest of the current 1934 lighthouse.) |
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1934 - Present |