Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
“The Umpqua River Light is a lighthouse on the Oregon Coast of the United States, located at the mouth of the Umpqua River on Winchester Bay, in Douglas County, Oregon.”
Wikipedia article Umpqua River Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 47 National Register listings published here for Douglas County · listed in 1977 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Umpaqua River Light House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | TUGMAN HILL |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Siuslaw National Forest | THIRD BEACH |
| 5 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | FIRST BEACH |
| 21 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | UMPQUA JETTY #2 |
| 17 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | 1ST BEACH |
| 15 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | PROVIDENCE CREEK |
| 12 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coos Bay District | LIGHTHOUSE ROAD |
| 8 August 2011 | Other causes | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | WINCHESTER CREEK |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Umpaqua River Light House: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Coast Guard Station-Umpqua River, Administration and Equipment Buildings | 0.1 miles | 1992 | |
 | Umpqua River Bridge No. 01822 | 5.9 miles | 2005 |
 | Gardiner Historic District | 6.5 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 77001100 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Douglas County | All 47 listed properties in this county. |
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