South Bass Island Light, Put-in-Bay

Name: South Bass Island Light
Address: 2368 County Road 163, Put-in-Bay, 43456, United States

#4 among attractions in Put-in-Bay

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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. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 41°37'44"N, 82°50'29"W

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2368 County Road 163Put-in-Bay 43456 United States

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Day trips

South Bass Island Light – 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.

2.3 miNE
Monuments and statues, Observation decks and towers, Historical place
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, Put-in-Bay
60 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.
2.3 miNE
Forts and castles, Neo-renaissance architecture
Jay Cooke House, Put-in-Bay
60 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.
1.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Crystal Cave, Put-in-Bay
37 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.
3.8 miS
State park, Regional park, Park
Catawba Island State Park, Port Clinton
98 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.
1.4 miNE
41°38'50"N • 82°49'42"W
Perry's Cave Family Fun Center, Put-in-Bay
37 min walk • Park, Natural attraction, Entertainment
1.6 miNE
Island
Middle Bass Island
41 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.
1.4 miNE
41°38'50"N • 82°49'48"W
The Butterfly House at Put-in-Bay, Put-in-Bay
36 min walk • Nature and wildlife, Park, Botanical garden
5 miS
41°33'28"N • 82°49'18"W
Lake Erie Fishing Charters with 'Eye-Catcher Charters, Marblehead
128 min walk • Nature, Fishing charters and tours, Outdoor activities
1.9 miNE
Church
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Put-in-Bay
48 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.
1.3 miSE
Island
Starve Island
34 min walk • 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.
4.2 miN
Greek Revival architecture
Charles Andres House, Middle Bass Island
108 min walk • Charles Andres House is a registered historic building in Middle Bass Island, Ohio, listed in the National Register on 1995-11-06.