Lake Erie lighthouses
This gazetteer covers 45[1] lighthouses on Lake Erie's shores and islands, from the mouth of the Detroit River to the head of the Niagara River: towers you can climb, grounds you can walk, lights you can only see from a beach or a boat, and ruins. Each entry says how to see it, when we last checked, and where every fact comes from.
Lighthouse positions are landmarks, for trip planning. NOT FOR NAVIGATION.
Shore
How to see it
10 lighthouses shown, in Circle Tour order from Toledo.
- Turtle Island Lighthouse Ruin or relocated
- Toledo Harbor Lighthouse View from shore
- West Sister Island Lighthouse No public access
- Port Clinton Lighthouse Tower climbs
- Green Island Lighthouse Ruin or relocated
- South Bass Island Lighthouse Tower climbs
- Marblehead Lighthouse Tower climbs
- Cedar Point Lighthouse View from shore
- Huron Harbor Lighthouse View from shore
- Vermilion Lighthouse Grounds open
- Lorain Lighthouse Tower climbs
- Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse View from shore
- Cleveland Harbor East Pierhead Lighthouse View from shore
- Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Lighthouse View from shore
- Fairport Harbor Lighthouse Tower climbs
- Ashtabula Harbor Lighthouse View from shore
- Conneaut Harbor West Breakwater Lighthouse View from shore
- Presque Isle Lighthouse Tower climbs
- Erie Harbor North Pier Lighthouse Grounds open
- Erie Land Lighthouse Tower climbs
- Barcelona Lighthouse Tower climbs
- Dunkirk Lighthouse (Point Gratiot) Tower climbs
- South Buffalo North Side Light (relocated to Dunkirk) Grounds open
- Horseshoe Reef Lighthouse (ruin) Ruin or relocated
- Buffalo Harbor Light (Outer Breakwater) View from a boat
- Buffalo North Breakwater South End Light (the "bottle" light) Grounds open
- Buffalo Main Lighthouse Tower climbs
- Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Lighthouse View from a boat
- Point Abino Lighthouse No public access
- Port Colborne Lighthouses (Inner and Outer) View from shore
- Mohawk Island Lighthouse (ruin) Ruin or relocated
- Port Maitland Lighthouse Grounds open
- Long Point Lighthouse View from a boat
- Port Dover West Pier Lighthouse Grounds open
- Old Cut Lighthouse View from shore
- Port Burwell Lighthouse Grounds open
- Port Stanley Breakwater Lighthouse View from shore
- Rondeau Harbour Lights (Erieau) Grounds open
- Southeast Shoal Lighthouse View from a boat
- Pelee Passage Lighthouse View from a boat
- Pelee Island Lighthouse Grounds open
- Middle Island Lighthouse (ruin) Ruin or relocated
- Colchester Reef Lighthouse View from a boat
- Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse View from shore
- Detroit River Lighthouse View from a boat
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More ways to plan
- Which lights can you climb?
- Road trip: the lights in Circle Tour order
- Download the list (CSV, GeoJSON, GPX)
- By shore: Ohio · Pennsylvania · New York · Michigan · Ontario
Sources
- Lake Erie Gazetteer data: this site's own compiled records (lighthouses, shipwrecks, storms), Lake Erie Gazetteer (WeldonPC). Accessed . Values computed by us from this data.