Ohio Lighthouses on Lake Erie

Astabula

Ashtabula Lighthouse is located near the northern end of the west breakwater in Ashtabula Harbor. 

Cedar Point Lighthouse

Cleveland East Entrance Lighthouse

Between 1876 and 1883, a breakwater was constructed on the western side of the entrance to the river, and a lighthouse was established on its eastern end in 1884.

Cleveland Harbor East Breakwater Lighthouse

Between 1876 and 1883, a breakwater was constructed on the western side of the entrance to the river, and a lighthouse was established on its eastern end in 1884.

Cleveland Harbor Main Entrance Lighthouse

The Lighthouse Board requested $45,000 in 1907 for lighthouses to mark these structures. Congress appropriated the requested amount on May 27, 1908, and Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse, the large structure that remains standing today, commenced operation at the eastern end of the extended western breakwater on March 25, 1911.

Conneaut West Breakwater Lighthouse

The town of Conneaut is located in the northeast corner of Ohio

Fairport Harbor

Situated at the mouth of the Grand River, Fairport Harbor Lighthouse is known as “The light that shone for a hundred years,” but the present Fairport Lighthouse didn’t accomplish this feat on its own, as a predecessor, which stood on the same site, accounted for the first forty-six years of service.

Fairport Harbor West Breakwater

This charming forty-two-foot tower, with its attached two-story keeper’s cottage, sits near the end of the west breakwater that shields the man-made harbor of Fairport. The harbor, in turn, protects the mouth of the Grand River, which has served as one of the region’s most important commercial hubs.

Huron Harbor Lighthouse

The Huron Lighthouse is maintained by the United States Coast Guard.

Marblehead Lighthouse

Marblehead Lighthouse in Marblehead, Ohio, United States, is the oldest lighthouse in continuous operation on the American side of the Great Lakes. It has guided sailors safely along the rocky shores of Marblehead Peninsula since 1822, and is an active aid to navigation.

Perry Memorial

Officially known as Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial, the monument is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It commemorates the War of 1812’s Battle of Lake Erie and the subsequent peace negotiations that resulted in 200+ years of friendly relations among the United States, Great Britain, and Canada

Port Clinton Lighthouse

A lighthouse in Port Clinton, Ohio, USA at the northern end of Water Works Park. It was previously located on the outer end of the west pier which is located at the city’s harbor entrance.

Sandusky Breakwater Lighthouse

The Sandusky Lighthouse sits on the eastern shore of Cedar Point Amusement Park.

South Bass Island Lighthouse

South Bass Island Light is a lighthouse on the southern end of its eponymous island in Lake Erie. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 5, 1990[1] and is thought to be the only lighthouse in the United States owned by a university – Ohio State.

Toledo Harbor Lighthouse

The Toledo Harbor Light is located about five miles north of Maumee Bay State Park’s 
shores.  The lighthouse marks the entrance to the Toledo Shipping Channel where Lake Erie and Maumee Bay meet.

Turtle Island

Located northeast of the mouth of the Maumee River, which empties into Lake Erie at Toledo, Turtle Island stands half in Michigan and half in Ohio.

Vermilion Lighthouse

The Vermilion Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the shores of Lake Erie in Vermilion, Ohio, USA. It is situated near the mouth of the Vermilion River.