BLM · Oregon

Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area

Outstanding Natural Area managed by the Bureau of Land Management in Oregon.

Outstanding Natural Area 91 acres BLM OR

Official page at Bureau of Land Management ↗

Facts

Designation	Outstanding Natural Area
Managed by	Bureau of Land Management
State	Oregon
Size	91 acres
National Conservation Lands id	NLCS000734
Center point	44.68° N, 124.07° W
Night sky	Very dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 29)

Boundary map

1 outline

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees

The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →

The line is the average temperature at Newport 3N, 1 mile from the center point at 220 feet, station USC00356035 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020.

Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.

Limited data for this unit

This unit has no description or nearby campgrounds in the sources this site reads. The boundary, size, agency and location above come from the agency layer.

The sources are read again every Sunday.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Register listings within 15 miles · 13 in all · Register Atlas

under 0.1 mi
Yaquina Head Lighthouse ↗Newport, OR
2.4 mi
New Cliff House ↗Newport, OR
2.8 mi
Roper, Charles and Theresa, House ↗Newport, OR
3.4 mi
Old Yaquina Bay Lighthouse ↗Newport, OR
3.5 mi
Yaquina Bay Bridge No. 01820 ↗Newport, OR
5.7 mi
Look-Out on Cape Foulweather, The ↗Otter Rock, OR
7 mi
Rocky Creek Bridge No. 01089 ↗Otter Rock, OR
7.1 mi
Pacific Spruce Saw Mill Tenant Houses ↗Toledo, OR

Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.

Guidebooks for Oregon

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Pacific Crest Trail: Oregon and Washington
Andy Selters, 2019
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Oregon's Ancient Forests
Chandra LeGue, 2019
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Backpacking Oregon
Douglas Lorain, 2018
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Best dog hikes Oregon
FalconGuides (Publisher), 2017
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Best hikes near Portland, Oregon
Fred Barstad, 2016
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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area?

91 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area?

The Bureau of Land Management.

Source: Bureau of Land Management

What state is Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area in?

Oregon.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area?

A point inside the boundary is at 44.675° N, 124.073° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: Bureau of Land Management

Are there historic places near Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area?

The National Register has 13 listings within 15 miles, including Yaquina Head Lighthouse and New Cliff House.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

Boundary, name: the BLM National Conservation Lands layer.
States and territories: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons and coarse outlines of the territories and outlying islands. A place is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area. A boundary that touches no outline is listed under the nearest one.
Acreage: geodesic area of the published polygon. The agency’s official acreage can differ where the boundary includes water, easements or inholdings.
Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
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