Ohio lighthouses on Lake Erie

Ohio's shore runs from Toledo and the Lake Erie islands east past Cleveland to Conneaut, and it has more lighthouses than any other part of the lake in this gazetteer: 17^[1]. They range from Marblehead, in continuous service since 1822, to island ruins on Green and Turtle Islands and harbor lights still flashing at Cleveland, Fairport and Ashtabula.

Lighthouse positions are landmarks, for trip planning. NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

Ohio's lights, in Circle Tour order

• Turtle Island Lighthouse Turtle Island, Maumee Bay (Lucas County, Ohio) Ruin or relocated
• Toledo Harbor Lighthouse Maumee Bay, offshore of Toledo (Lucas County, Ohio) View from shore
• West Sister Island Lighthouse West Sister Island (Jerusalem Township, Lucas County, Ohio) No public access
• Port Clinton Lighthouse Port Clinton (Water Works Park), Ottawa County, Ohio Tower climbs
• Green Island Lighthouse Green Island, near Put-in-Bay (Ottawa County, Ohio) Ruin or relocated
• South Bass Island Lighthouse South Bass Island, Put-in-Bay (Ottawa County, Ohio) Tower climbs
• Marblehead Lighthouse Marblehead, Ottawa County, Ohio Tower climbs
• Cedar Point Lighthouse Cedar Point peninsula, Sandusky (Erie County, Ohio) View from shore
• Huron Harbor Lighthouse Huron, Erie County, Ohio View from shore
• Vermilion Lighthouse Vermilion (Main Street Beach), Erie County, Ohio Grounds open
• Lorain Lighthouse Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio Tower climbs
• Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio View from shore
• Cleveland Harbor East Pierhead Lighthouse Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio View from shore
• Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Lighthouse Fairport Harbor, Lake County, Ohio View from shore
• Fairport Harbor Lighthouse Fairport Harbor, Lake County, Ohio Tower climbs
• Ashtabula Harbor Lighthouse Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio View from shore
• Conneaut Harbor West Breakwater Lighthouse Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio View from shore

Minor lights

These lights are too thinly documented for a page of their own. Each summary is our own and names its source.

• Lorain East Breakwater light, Lorain, Ohio. The 1965 square steel tower on a concrete shelter that took over from the 1917 Lorain lighthouse, still the harbor's main light.^[2][3]
• Toledo Water Works intake crib, Off Toledo, Ohio. Privately maintained lights on top of a round masonry water-intake building in the lake east of the mouth of the Maumee River.^[2]

All Lake Erie lighthouses Road trip order