List of lighthouses in Ohio
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 | Image | Location | Coordinates | Year first lit | Automated | Year deactivated | Current Lens | Focal Height |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashtabula Harbor Light | 
|
Ashtabula | 41°55′07″N 80°47′45″W / 41.9186°N 80.7959°W | 1905 | 1973 | Active (Also a museum) |
Optic | 51 ft (16 m) |
| Cedar Point Light | 
|
Sandusky (Cedar Point) |
41°29′18″N 82°41′36″W / 41.488220°N 82.693441°W | 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″N 81°16′52.25″W / 41.7678611°N 81.2811806°W | 1911 (Former) 1925 (Current) |
Unknown | Active (Also a private home) |
Unknown | 56 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″N 84°28′53″W / 40.54333°N 84.48139°W | 1923 | 1982 | Active | Unknown | 135 ft (41 m) |
| Grand River (Fairport Harbor) Light | 
|
Fairport Harbor | 41°45′25.07″N 81°16′38.33″W / 41.7569639°N 81.2773139°W | 1825 (Former) 1871 (Current) |
Never | 1925 | None | Unknown |
| Green Island Light | 
|
Put-in-Bay Township (Green Island) |
41°38′44″N 82°52′03″W / 41.6455°N 82.8675°W | 1855 (Former) 1864 (Current) |
1926 | 1939 (Now in ruins) |
None | Unknown |
| Huron Harbor Light | 
|
Huron | 41°24′16.59″N 82°32′37.65″W / 41.4046083°N 82.5437917°W | 1835 (Former) 1936 (Current) |
1972 (Fully) |
Active | 375mm | 80 ft (24 m) |
| Lorain West Breakwater Light (aka: Lorain Harbor Light) |
|
Lorain | 41°28′39.28″N 82°11′25.90″W / 41.4775778°N 82.1905278°W | 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 | 40 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 | 86 ft (26 m)[2] | |
| Marblehead Light | 
|
Marblehead | 41°32′11.2″N 82°42′42.2″W / 41.536444°N 82.711722°W | 1821 | 1958 | Active | 300mm | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Port Clinton Light | 
|
Port Clinton | 41°30′54″N 82°56′04″W / 41.5150°N 82.9344°W | 1833 (Former) 1896 (Current) |
1926 | Active | Fifth order Fresnel lens (Replica[3]) |
26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Sandusky Pierhead Light | Sandusky | N/A | 1925 (Former) 1990s (Current) |
Always | Active | Unknown | 66 ft (20 m) (Former) | |
| South Bass Island Light | 
|
Put-in-Bay Township (South Bass Island) |
41°37′44″N 82°50′29″W / 41.6290°N 82.8415°W | 1897 | Never | 1962 | None | Unknown |
| Toledo Harbor Light | 
|
Jerusalem Township | 41°45′42″N 83°19′42″W / 41.76167°N 83.32833°W | 1904 | 1965 | Active | 300mm | 72 ft (22 m) |
| Turtle Island Light | Toledo[4] (Turtle Island) |
41°45′09″N 83°23′28″W / 41.75250°N 83.39111°W (Island Coordinates) |
1831 (Former) 1866 (Current) |
Never | 1904 (Now Ruins) |
None | Unknown | |
| Vermilion Light | 
|
Vermilion | 41°25′28.8″N 82°21′59.7″W / 41.424667°N 82.366583°W | 1847 (Former) 1877 (Current) 1991 (Replica) |
1920 | 1929 (Dismantled) |
Fifth order Fresnel lens (Replica) |
Unknown |
| West Sister Island Light | 
|
Jerusalem Township | 41°44′23″N 83°6′19″W / 41.73972°N 83.10528°W (Island Coordinates) |
1848 | 1937 | Active | Unknown | Unknown |
References
- ^ a b "Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "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.