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Heceta Head Light near Florence, USA
West Coast watchtower
If you can believe it, this wet and windy headland lies just up the coast from a desert landscape that inspired the "Dune" novels and films. Beaming more than 30 kilometres into the open Pacific Ocean off the rocky Oregon Coast, Heceta Head Light has stood watch 60 metres above the crashing sea since its first lighting in 1894. The beacon sits halfway up a steep headland north of Florence, a city known in the area as a gateway to the Oregon Dunes, the 60-kilometre stretch of sand that inspired author Frank Herbert to create the arid and perilous planet of Arrakis.
West Coast watchtower
If you can believe it, this wet and windy headland lies just up the coast from a desert landscape that inspired the "Dune" novels and films. Beaming more than 30 kilometres into the open Pacific Ocean off the rocky Oregon Coast, Heceta Head Light has stood watch 60 metres above the crashing sea since its first lighting in 1894. The beacon sits halfway up a steep headland north of Florence, a city known in the area as a gateway to the Oregon Dunes, the 60-kilometre stretch of sand that inspired author Frank Herbert to create the arid and perilous planet of Arrakis.
Just down the coast from this beacon, a Pacific Northwest novelist found inspiration for one of sci-fi's best-loved stories.
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