List of lighthouses in Ohio

Last updated March 13, 2022

This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Ohio.

"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Ohio". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.

Name	Location	Coordinates	Year first lit	Automated	Year deactivated	Current Lens	Focal Height
Ashtabula Harbor Light	Ashtabula	41°55′07″N80°47′45″W / 41.9186°N 80.7959°W / 41.9186; -80.7959	1905	1973	Active (Also a museum)	Optic	05151 ft (16 m)
Cedar Point Light	Sandusky (Cedar Point)	41°29′18″N82°41′36″W / 41.488220°N 82.693441°W / 41.488220; -82.693441	1839 (Former) 1862 (Current)	Never	1975	Unknown	Unknown
Conneaut West Breakwater Lighthouse	Conneaut	N/A	1936	1972	Active	375mm	Unknown
Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light (Originally: West Pierhead)	Fairport Harbor	41°46′4.30″N81°16′52.25″W / 41.7678611°N 81.2811806°W / 41.7678611; -81.2811806	1911 (Former) 1925 (Current)	Unknown	Active (Also a private home)	Unknown	05656 ft (17 m)
Fairport Harbor East Pierhead Light	Fairport Harbor	N/A	1875^[1]	Never	1911^[1] (Removed)	None	Unknown
Grand Lake St. Marys Lighthouse (aka: Northwood Light)	Celina	40°32′36″N84°28′53″W / 40.54333°N 84.48139°W / 40.54333; -84.48139	1923	1982	Active	Unknown	135135 ft (41 m)
Grand River (Fairport Harbor) Light	Fairport Harbor	41°45′25.07″N81°16′38.33″W / 41.7569639°N 81.2773139°W / 41.7569639; -81.2773139	1825 (Former) 1871 (Current)	Never	1925	None	Unknown
Green Island Light	Put-in-Bay Township (Green Island)	41°38′44″N82°52′03″W / 41.6455°N 82.8675°W / 41.6455; -82.8675	1855 (Former) 1864 (Current)	1926	1939 (Now in ruins)	None	Unknown
Huron Harbor Light	Huron	41°24′16.59″N82°32′37.65″W / 41.4046083°N 82.5437917°W / 41.4046083; -82.5437917	1835 (Former) 1936 (Current)	1972 (Fully)	Active	375mm	08080 ft (24 m)
Lorain West Breakwater Light (aka: Lorain Harbor Light)	Lorain	41°28′39.28″N82°11′25.90″W / 41.4775778°N 82.1905278°W / 41.4775778; -82.1905278	1836 (Former) 1917 (Current)	Never	1966	None	Unknown
Manhattan Range Front Light (aka: Manhattan Range Lights)	Toledo	N/A	1895^[2](Former) 1918^[2](Current)	Unknown	Active^[2]	Unknown	04040 ft (12 m)^[2]
Manhattan Rear Range Light (aka: Manhattan Range Lights)	Toledo	N/A	1895^[2](Former) 1918^[2](Current)	Unknown	Active^[2]	Unknown	08686 ft (26 m)^[2]
Marblehead Light	Marblehead	41°32′11.2″N82°42′42.2″W / 41.536444°N 82.711722°W / 41.536444; -82.711722	1821	1958	Active	300mm	06060 ft (18 m)
Port Clinton Light	Port Clinton	41°30′54″N82°56′04″W / 41.5150°N 82.9344°W / 41.5150; -82.9344	1833 (Former) 1896 (Current)	1926	Active	Fifth order Fresnel lens (Replica^[3])	02626 ft (7.9 m)
Sandusky Pierhead Light	Sandusky	N/A	1925 (Former) 1990s (Current)	Always	Active	Unknown	06666 ft (20 m) (Former)
South Bass Island Light	Put-in-Bay Township (South Bass Island)	41°37′44″N82°50′29″W / 41.6290°N 82.8415°W / 41.6290; -82.8415	1897	Never	1962	None	Unknown
Toledo Harbor Light	Jerusalem Township	41°45′42″N83°19′42″W / 41.76167°N 83.32833°W / 41.76167; -83.32833	1904	1965	Active	300mm	07272 ft (22 m)
Turtle Island Light	Toledo ^[4] (Turtle Island)	41°45′09″N83°23′28″W / 41.75250°N 83.39111°W / 41.75250; -83.39111 (Island Coordinates)	1831 (Former) 1866 (Current)	Never	1904 (Now Ruins)	None	Unknown
Vermilion Light	Vermilion	41°25′28.8″N82°21′59.7″W / 41.424667°N 82.366583°W / 41.424667; -82.366583	1847 (Former) 1877 (Current) 1991 (Replica)	1920	1929 (Dismantled)	Fifth order Fresnel lens (Replica)	Unknown
West Sister Island Light	Jerusalem Township	41°44′23″N83°6′19″W / 41.73972°N 83.10528°W / 41.73972; -83.10528 (Island Coordinates)	1848	1937	Active	Unknown	Unknown

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The Detroit River Light, also known as Bar Point Shoal Light, was first established as a lightship in 1875. The current sparkplug lighthouse was built in 1885. It sits in Lake Erie, south of the mouth of the Detroit River, 1.75 nautical miles from land and about 20 nautical miles from the Ambassador Bridge in the Detroit River. It is about 0.4 nautical miles from the border with Canada, and just under 24 nautical miles from Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Its original 4th order Fresnel lens is on loan to the Michigan Maritime Museum.

Port Clinton Light is a lighthouse in Port Clinton, Ohio, USA at the northern end of Waterworks Park. It was previously located on the outer end of the west pier which is located in the city's harbor entrance. This lighthouse has two incarnations which were built with different materials. Only the present structure survives as it was moved to a marina and replaced by a skeleton tower in 1952. The marina then sold the lighthouse back to the city, and it was placed in the park fully restored. At just 20 ft (6.1 m), Port Clinton Light is recorded as the shortest lighthouse in the state.

References

1 2 "Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Manhattan Range, OH". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
↑ "Port Clinton Light". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
↑ Archinger, Warren (December 20, 2004). "Ohio Lighthouses—Turtle Island Light, Maumee Bay—Lake Erie". Mudjaw Systems. Archived from the original on May 27, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2010.

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[Fairport_East_Pier-1] 1 2 "Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved September 21, 2017.

[Manhattan-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Manhattan Range, OH". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved September 28, 2017.

[Friends-3] "Port Clinton Light". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

[4] Archinger, Warren (December 20, 2004). "Ohio Lighthouses—Turtle Island Light, Maumee Bay—Lake Erie". Mudjaw Systems. Archived from the original on May 27, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2010.

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