Heceta Beach

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Heceta Beach

Total population

2,651

Weather45°F · Partly Cloudy

Coordinates44.02°, -124.12°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Heceta Beach is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lane County, Oregon, United States, located west of U.S. Route 101 next to the Pacific Ocean. As of the 2020 census, Heceta Beach had a population of 1,912. It is the next settlement north of the Siuslaw River and Florence and is within the Florence urban growth boundary. Heceta Beach was platted in 1915. Lane County maintains a small county park there, with beach access, as well as restrooms and picnic tables.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Heceta Beach, OR from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Oregon

• Florence
  2.3 mi away · pop. 9,482
• Mapleton
  12.6 mi away · pop. 503
• Yachats
  19.9 mi away
• Gardiner
  20.1 mi away
• Reedsport
  22.5 mi away
• San Marine
  22.9 mi away
• Winchester Bay
  24.7 mi away
• Waldport
  27.4 mi away
• Bayshore
  28.8 mi away
• Lakeside
  30.5 mi away · pop. 1,870
• Saunders Lake
  35.2 mi away
• Alsea
  35.8 mi away · pop. 201

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Books about Heceta Beach

Lighthouse Ghosts

Norma Elizabeth · 2013

American Vacation. 12,000 Miles Into the Wild West

Raluca Barbu · 2021

Search results from Open Library.