Starve Island

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Starve Island is an island of the U.S. state of Ohio located in Lake Erie. The 2-acre island is about a mile south of South Bass Island. In normal weather conditions it is visible for only a mile or two, as some rocks and a few shrubs poking up from the lake, and is the second smallest of the Lake Erie Islands. The island can be seen from the top of Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial in Put-in-Bay. ()

Coordinates: 41°37'11"N, 82°49'8"W

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Starve Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, Jay Cooke House, Crystal Cave, Catawba Island State Park.

2.4 miN
Monuments and statues, Observation decks and towers, Historical place
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, Put-in-Bay
62 min walk • Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial commemorates the Battle of Lake Erie that took place near Ohio's South Bass Island, in which Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry led a fleet to victory in one of the most decisive naval battles to occur in the War of 1812.
2.7 miN
Forts and castles, Neo-renaissance architecture
Jay Cooke House, Put-in-Bay
69 min walk • The Jay Cooke House, is a historic summer estate house on Gibraltar Island, an island in the Lake Erie community of Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Built in 1865, it was the summer house and a favorite place of financier Jay Cooke.
1.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Crystal Cave, Put-in-Bay
50 min walk • The Crystal Cave is a limestone cave located in Put-in-Bay, Ohio, located on South Bass Island in Lake Erie. In 1887 a Mr. Gustav Heineman emigrated from Baden-Baden, Germany, to Put-in-Bay, Ohio, where he established a winery.
3.7 miSW
State park, Regional park, Park
Catawba Island State Park, Port Clinton
94 min walk • Catawba Island State Park is a ten-acre public recreation area located on Lake Erie, six miles northeast of Port Clinton, Ohio. Boating, fishing and picnicking are the major activities of the park. The state park, along with the other units in Ohio's Lake Erie state parks group, was established in the early 1950s.
1.3 miNW
Lighthouse
South Bass Island Light, Put-in-Bay
34 min walk • 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 and is thought to be the only lighthouse in the United States owned by a university - Ohio State.
6.5 miSE
Area
Lakeside, Marblehead
166 min walk • Lakeside is a private community and census-designated place in Danbury Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States, on the shores of Lake Erie.
2 miN
41°38'50"N • 82°49'42"W
Perry's Cave Family Fun Center, Put-in-Bay
50 min walk • Park, Natural attraction, Entertainment
2 miN
Island
Middle Bass Island
51 min walk • South Bass Island is a small island in western Lake Erie, and a part of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. It is the southernmost of the three Bass Islands and located 3 miles from the south shore of Lake Erie.
2 miN
41°38'50"N • 82°49'48"W
The Butterfly House at Put-in-Bay, Put-in-Bay
51 min walk • Nature and wildlife, Park, Botanical garden
4.3 miS
41°33'28"N • 82°49'18"W
Lake Erie Fishing Charters with 'Eye-Catcher Charters, Marblehead
110 min walk • Nature, Fishing charters and tours, Outdoor activities
2.2 miN
Church
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Put-in-Bay
57 min walk • St. Paul's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church in Put-in-Bay, Ohio, on South Bass Island in Lake Erie. It is the oldest religious structure on the island, believed to be the oldest wooden church still in use in Ohio, and is one of the oldest churches of any construction in continuous use in Ohio.