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Although not the "Whale Watching Capital of the Oregon Coast," a self-assigned title that belongs to Depoe Bay, Newport could just as easily hold this designation. Indeed, there are more companies in Newport, Oregon that offer whale watching than there are in Depoe Bay, and in any case it is hardly worth drawing a distinction between the two cities because they are essentially right next to each other. Newport is about 12 miles south of Depoe Bay, and the majority of Oregon's whale watching cruises are in one of these two places. If you are in this part of the state, either city should be equally easy to get to. Having written about whale watching cruises in Oregon in general and whale watching cruises in Depoe Bay in particular, there is nothing left to write about but the whale watching cruises in Newport, Oregon. Below we have written a guide to these cruises, which provides a list of, and links to, every whale watching outfit in Newport. Read more [...]