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CoastWatch Mile 180 County Lane Description South Carl G. Washburne SP, Hobbit Trail, Heceta Head Boundaries N 44° 8.951', W 124° 7.266' to N 44° 8.347', W 124° 7.693' Google Maps Nearby Roads, Directions to/from, Google photos, Satellite image, Terrain overlay OPRD Map Bob Creek to Rocky Knoll (2), to Heceta Head Vehicles • Motor vehicle travel is prohibited from the Lincoln County-Lane County line (44° 16.5774', Mile 190), southerly to the Siuslaw River (44° 00.9720', Mile 170). Weather Current Weather Conditions at nearby stations (may take a minute or two on a dialup connection) Tides The NOAA Tide Predictions site may be found here. Click on the station nearest to your location to see predicted tides in graphical and tabular formats. Photo Mermaid's purse   3/23/12 billmaxmcw

20 REPORTS FOR MILE 180: billmaxmcw Oct 6, 2012 10:00 AM   Clean beach; 2 bags of mainly ocean-based debris. Ongoing sand cliff erosions.   MORE  billmaxmcw Jun 28, 2012 11:00 AM   Expected wet spring runoff channels. Clean except styrofoam pieces. Busy Thursday on the beach.   MORE  billmaxmcw Mar 23, 2012 11:00 AM   4 bags of ocean-based debris. Mermaid's purse (photo), large Japanese buoy (photo).   MORE    Mermaid's purse    Japanese buoy    billmaxmcw Nov 20, 2011 10:00 AM   7 people enjoying a fine autumn Sunday. Ongoing cliff erosions, stable. Dead scoters and amount of driftline feathers unusual. 3 bags of ocean-base debris not unusual.   MORE  billmaxmcw Aug 10, 2011 10:00 AM   More springs/streams than in past. Surprisingly little debris.   MORE  billmaxmcw Mar 4, 2011 10:00 AM   Dead (few weeks) ~30 ft. Orca. Fairly large recent landslides. 3 bags Ocean-based debris.   MORE    Dead adult Orca    Description: Approx. 30 ft. long (if include missing tail). Teeth missing. Dead a few weeks. Location: Between Blowout Creek & Washburn SP Landslides    Description: North of Heceta Head. Location: 200 Yds. N. of Heceta Head billmaxmcw Oct 15, 2010 10:00 AM   Beautiful fall day, small amt. debris (1 large bag). Dead Western Grebes unusual for me. Nice example of "Mermaid's Purse" (egg case of the Big skate, raja binoculata)(photo). Continued sand loss, up to 5 feet/past year. Landslides continue.   MORE    Mermaid's Purse    Description: Egg case of Big skate, raja binoculata Recent landslide    billmaxmcw Jul 17, 2010 9:00 AM   3 bags of ocean-based debris. Continued sand loss over past year, 2-5 ft. total. Remains of 3 sea lions; one juvenile & one small adult several weeks dead, one large adult 2+years dead.   MORE    Nets & rope removed    Date: Jul 17, 2010 12:00 AM billmaxmcw May 6, 2010 11:00 AM   More ocean-based plastics now. Loss of about 3 feet (depth) of sand south part, near Cape, newly-exposing stumps and rocks. River Otter running into surf.   MORE    Newly-exposed stump    Location: 180.2 Cliff collapse    Location: 180.4 billmaxmcw Feb 8, 2010 11:00 AM   Light human activity on fine day. Significant loss of beach sand since last report; est. 2 feet depth of sand gone from south end near cape, 1 foot farther north. New stumps exposed (see photo). 2 bags of ocean-based debris removed.   MORE    Newly-exposed stumps    Description: Newly-exposed ancient stumps near Hobbit Trail. Date: Feb 8, 2010 12:00 AM turnstone Jan 10, 2010 2:00 PM   There was a small slide near the south end of the beach, it seemed very fresh. There was a dead Brown Pelican just south of the Hobbit Trail junction on the beach.   MORE    Slide near south end of beach    Description: Small slide near south end of beach Location: below cliff near southern end of beach Brown Pelican    Description: Dead Brown Pelican near Hobbit Trail Location: just south of Hobbit Trail junction with beach Bill&Janie Oct 9, 2009 11:00 AM   Generally clean; only about 1 bag of debris, 90% ocean-based. Tent with belongings, recently-used.   MORE    tent on beach, mile 180.7    Bill&Janie Jul 19, 2009 12:00 PM   Almost pristine beach; small amt. of trash, mostly land-based; much less ocean-based trash this time. Only small amt. erosion of cliffs. See photo of unusual elevated footprints from wind erosion. Nesting Murres, Cormorants on western point Heceta Head. No sign of Gray Whale washed up & buried 4/14/09.   MORE    elevated footprint from wind erosion    Nesting Murres, Cormorants Heceta Head    Description: Also gulls in foreground. Location: Western point Heceta Head from north. Grey Whale washed up 4/14/09 & buried    Date: Apr 14, 2009 12:00 AM Bill&Janie Mar 26, 2009 11:00 AM   Lots of people & dogs on spring break, but not much shore-based debris. 2 big bags of ocean-based debris. Continued moderate cliff/foredune erosion.   MORE    mile 180    Description: Heceta Head from ultralight plane (note hidden arch below lighthouse). Date: Sep 26, 2005 12:00 AM Bill&Janie Jan 9, 2009 12:00 AM   Light activity/impact. Fairly usual new erosion (rock, sand, trees). 3 bags of plastic and bottles removed. How long did it take gooseneck barnacles to grow to 2 in. on a float? Rootlike mass of white fibrous tissue with meshlike brown cover (photo); any ideas?   MORE    New erosion    Location: mile 180.5 large jellyfish    Location: mile 180.4 gooseneck barnacles on float    Location: mile 180.5 unknown fibrous mass    Location: mile 180.2 Bill&Janie Oct 22, 2008 12:00 AM   Continued sand and vegetation erosion above shallow bluffs; about 1/3 of beachside bluffs affected. Beach fairly clean; 1 bag of plastic, beer cans, bottles removed. Note sediment layer including ancient forest fire (4000 yrs.?). Wild watercress garden at spring. Nice tidepools. Hobbit Trail well-maintained. One vehicle track proved to be State Park ranger. 4 dead Murres, no bands.   MORE    South from 180.9; vehicle tracks    Description: Looking south from mile 180.9; vehicle tracks (State Park ranger). Location: 180.9 bluff erosion    Description: Sand and vegetation erosion above shallow bluffs. Location: Mile 180.7 tidepool, mile 180.7    Description: Tidepool on igneous rocks exposed a low tide, mile 180.7 Location: mile 180.7 North end of Heceta Head, mile 180.3    Description: Northern end of Heceta Head. No apparent erosion. Location: Mile 180.3 Burned stump from ancient forest fire    Description: Part of sediment layer including remnants of ancient forest fire. Edge of bluff at beach. Location: mile 180.5 MAshley Aug 3, 2008 11:00 AM   Three small slide areas north of Hobbit Trail and three larger slide areas farther north. In addition, there were people carving in the walls of the cliffs causing sand to fall. Some tide pools about in the middle of the mile full of barnacles   MORE  krystrom Jun 18, 2007 2:30 PM   Major landslide. Sand covering cobbles at foot of Hobbit Trail.   MORE    Landslide    Location: Mile 180 Date: Jun 18, 2007 12:00 AM Reel    Date: Jun 18, 2007 1:30 PM krystrom Mar 27, 2007 1:00 PM   Spring break: more people, cars, sand, erosion than ever.   MORE    Heceta Lighthouse    Description: Looking north Location: Mile 180 Date: Mar 27, 2007 12:00 PM Cliff erosion    Description: Mile 180 Base of Hobbit Trail Date: Mar 27, 2007 12:00 AM Slides on Hobbit beach mile 180    Date: Mar 27, 2007 12:00 PM Slides on Hobbit beach mile 180    Date: Mar 27, 2007 12:00 AM krystrom Dec 21, 2006 12:30 PM   Clean beach, some bluff erosion, landslides.   MORE