BGSU Firelands, Huron

#3 among attractions in Huron

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BGSU Firelands is a satellite campus of Bowling Green State University in Huron, Ohio. BGSU Firelands is located near the shores of Lake Erie in Huron, Ohio, about 60 miles east of Bowling Green, Ohio. It is a separate college of the Bowling Green State University system. BGSU Firelands has been a regional campus of BGSU since 1968, when the first building at the Huron location was opened. Before that, classes were held in Sandusky High School until this building was completed. The campus practices open admissions. BGSU Firelands had over 2,100 students enrolled as of fall 2019, 40% of whom were dual-enrolled high school students. ()

Established: 1968 (56 years ago)Coordinates: 41°23'56"N, 82°35'44"W

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BGSU Firelands – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Castaway Bay, Blue Streak, Raptor, Sandusky Mall.

5.2 miNW
Watersports, Amusement park, Water park
Castaway Bay, Sandusky
132 min walk • Castaway Bay is a tropical-themed indoor water park resort owned and operated by Cedar Fair. The water park, located near Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, opened on November 5, 2004. In addition to hotel rooms and suites, the resort features a 6,000-square-foot game room, restaurants, retail shops, and other amenities.
7.2 miNW
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Blue Streak, Sandusky
183 min walk • Blue Streak is a wooden roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. Built by Philadelphia Toboggan Company, Blue Streak opened to the public on May 23, 1964, and is the park's oldest operating roller coaster.
7.1 miNW
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Raptor, Sandusky
182 min walk • Raptor is a steel inverted roller coaster designed by Bolliger & Mabillard at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. When built in 1994, it broke many records and held many firsts when it opened.
4 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Sandusky Mall, Sandusky
103 min walk • Sandusky Mall is an indoor shopping center located in Perkins Township, south of Sandusky, Ohio. It is located on the east side of US 250, north of I-80/I-90 and SR 2. It is the only major shopping center within 45 miles. The mall comprises more than 70 stores.
5.4 miNW
41°26'33"N • 82°40'55"W
Rain Water Park Complex, Cedar Point
138 min walk • Watersports, Amusement park, Water park
7 miNW
Amusement, Amusement park, Theme park
Cedar Point, Sandusky
178 min walk • Cedar Point is a 364-acre amusement park located on a Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Opened in 1870, it is considered the second-oldest operating amusement park in the U.S. behind Lake Compounce.
2.1 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Christ Episcopal Church, Huron
54 min walk • Christ Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at 120 Ohio Street in Huron, Ohio, in the United States. On March 4, 1975, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
2.7 miE
Lighthouse
Huron Harbor Light, Huron
70 min walk • The Huron Harbor Light is a lighthouse in Huron, Ohio on Lake Erie, on the west pier of the Huron Harbor.
6 miNW
41°27'13"N • 82°41'11"W
Son Rise Marina, Cedar Point
154 min walk • Sailing, Marina
2.2 miE
41°23'29"N • 82°33'17"W
Harbor North, Huron
56 min walk • Sailing, Marina
6.6 miNW
Church
St. Stephen's AME Church, Sandusky
167 min walk • St. Stephen's AME Church is an historic African Methodist Episcopal Church building located at 312 Neil Street in Sandusky, Ohio, in the United States. On October 20, 1982, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.