List of lighthouses in Ohio

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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 May 1, 2017.

NameImageLocationCoordinatesYear first litAutomatedYear deactivatedCurrent LensFocal Height
Ashtabula Harbor Light Ashtabula harbor light.JPG Ashtabula 41°55′07″N80°47′45″W / 41.9186°N 80.7959°W / 41.9186; -80.7959 19051973Active
(Also a museum)
Optic51 ft (16 m)
Cedar Point Light Lighthouse at Cedar Point.jpg Sandusky
(Cedar Point)
41°29′18″N82°41′36″W / 41.488220°N 82.693441°W / 41.488220; -82.693441 1839 (Former)
1862 (Current)
Never1975UnknownUnknown
Conneaut West Breakwater Lighthouse Conneaut Harbor West Breakwater light.jpg Conneaut N/A19361972Active375mmUnknown
Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light
(Originally: West Pierhead)
Fairport Harbor West Lighthouse (61127961).jpg 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)
UnknownActive
(Also a private home)
Unknown56 ft (17 m)
Fairport Harbor East Pierhead Light Fairport Harbor N/A1875 [1] Never1911 [1]
(Removed)
NoneUnknown
Grand Lake St. Marys Lighthouse
(aka: Northwood Light)
Grand Lake St. Marys Lighthouse.jpg Celina 40°32′36″N84°28′53″W / 40.54333°N 84.48139°W / 40.54333; -84.48139 19231982ActiveUnknown135 ft (41 m)
Fairport Harbor Light Fairport Marine Museum - Fairport Harbor, OH 2.jpg 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)
Never1925NoneUnknown
Green Island Light Green Island Light (Ottawa County, Ohio).jpg 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)
19261939
(Now in ruins)
NoneUnknown
Huron Harbor Light Huron Harbor Light OH.jpg 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)
Active375mm80 ft (24 m)
Lorain West Breakwater Light
(aka: Lorain Harbor Light)
Lorain West Breakwater Light.jpg Lorain 41°28′39.28″N82°11′25.90″W / 41.4775778°N 82.1905278°W / 41.4775778; -82.1905278 1836 (Former)
1917 (Current)
Never1966NoneUnknown
Manhattan Range Front Light
(aka: Manhattan Range Lights)
Toledo N/A1895 [2] (Former)
1918 [2] (Current)
UnknownActive [2] Unknown40 ft (12 m) [2]
Manhattan Rear Range Light
(aka: Manhattan Range Lights)
Toledo N/A1895 [2] (Former)
1918 [2] (Current)
UnknownActive [2] Unknown86 ft (26 m) [2]
Marblehead Light Marblehead.jpg Marblehead 41°32′11.2″N82°42′42.2″W / 41.536444°N 82.711722°W / 41.536444; -82.711722 18211958Active300mm60 ft (18 m)
Port Clinton Light PortClinton 1904 cg.jpg Port Clinton 41°30′54″N82°56′04″W / 41.5150°N 82.9344°W / 41.5150; -82.9344 1833 (Former)
1896 (Current)
1926ActiveFifth order Fresnel lens
(Replica [3] )
26 ft (7.9 m)
Sandusky Pierhead Light Sandusky N/A1925 (Former)
1990s (Current)
AlwaysActiveUnknown66 ft (20 m)
(Former)
South Bass Island Light South bass island light.JPG Put-in-Bay Township
(South Bass Island)
41°37′44″N82°50′29″W / 41.6290°N 82.8415°W / 41.6290; -82.8415 1897Never1962NoneUnknown
Toledo Harbor Light Toledo Harbor Light.jpg Jerusalem Township 41°45′42″N83°19′42″W / 41.76167°N 83.32833°W / 41.76167; -83.32833 19041965Active300mm72 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)
Never1904
(Now Ruins)
NoneUnknown
Vermilion Light Vermilion Lighthouse in Vermilion, Ohio.jpg 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)
19201929
(Dismantled)
Fifth order Fresnel lens
(Replica)
Unknown
West Sister Island Light WestsisterislandWith.jpg Jerusalem Township 41°44′23″N83°6′19″W / 41.73972°N 83.10528°W / 41.73972; -83.10528
(Island Coordinates)
18481937ActiveUnknownUnknown

References

  1. 1 2 "Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Manhattan Range, OH". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  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.