The Heads (Oregon)
rocky cape on the US Pacific Ocean coast
This article about the geographical entity. For the American band, see Talking Heads post-breakup, for the UK stoner rock band, see The Heads (UK band)
The Heads is a rocky cape on the Pacific Ocean coast of southwestern Oregon in the United States. It is located in northern Curry County, just outside the town of Port Orford, along a mountainous stretch of coast bounded to the east by the Coastal Range. The cape is part of Port Orford Heads State Park.
It is approximately 5 mi (8 km) south along the coast from Cape Blanco, the westernmost point in the state of Oregon.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “The Heads (Oregon)” as rocky cape on the US Pacific Ocean coast. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as rocky cape on the US Pacific Ocean coast. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7739121. Authority coordinates are 42.740, -124.510. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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