Middle Bass Island

#3580 among destinations in the United States

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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. It is the third largest island in the Lake Erie Islands, and is part of Put-in-Bay Township. In the bay of South Bass is Gibraltar Island, home to the Ohio State University's Stone Laboratory. ()

Coordinates: 41°38'52"N, 82°49'26"W

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Middle Bass Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, Jay Cooke House, Crystal Cave, Perry's Cave Family Fun Center.

0.8 miNE
Monuments and statues, Observation decks and towers, Historical place
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, Put-in-Bay
20 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.
0.8 miN
Forts and castles, Neo-renaissance architecture
Jay Cooke House, Put-in-Bay
20 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.
~1200 ftW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Crystal Cave, Put-in-Bay
6 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.
~1260 ftW
41°38'50"N • 82°49'42"W
Perry's Cave Family Fun Center, Put-in-Bay
7 min walk • Park, Natural attraction, Entertainment
~1720 ftW
41°38'50"N • 82°49'48"W
The Butterfly House at Put-in-Bay, Put-in-Bay
9 min walk • Nature and wildlife, Park, Botanical garden
~1480 ftN
Church
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Put-in-Bay
8 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.