South+Bass+Island+Lighthouse

Also, see South Bass Island and Lake Erie Western Basin Important Bird Area
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Ottawa County
=South Bass Island= =Lighthouse= Put-In-Bay, Ohio 43456 South Bass Island Lighthouse webpage South Bass Island Lighthouse (Coastal Access) webpage

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South Bass Island--Lighthouse
Coordinates: 41.6289661, -82.8408194 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About South Bass Island Lighthouse
At the south end of Put-in-Bay Township’s Langram Road, the South Bass Island Lighthouse has been guiding vessels through Lake Erie’s South Passage since 1897.

Following the 1892 opening of the former Hotel Victory, on land currently occupied by South Bass Island State Park, the South Passage became congested. The U.S. Lighthouse Board approved lighthouse construction in 1893.

The South Bass Island Lighthouse is a Queen Anne-style brick home with two-and-a-half stories of living space, a full basement, and an attached tower. When built, the home was considered very modern with amenities including a laundry room, kitchen range, hot water reservoir, furnace, cistern and hydraulic force pump.

The lighthouse’s 60-foot tower was illuminated by a fourth order Fresnel lens until 1962 when the U.S. Coast Guard automated the light. In 1967, The Ohio State University (OSU) assumed care of the home. In 1983, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration installed a meteorological station that enables satellite transmission of weather information to the National Weather Service. In 1990, the lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places. In 1997, permanent ownership of the lighthouse transferred to OSU. The Coast Guard maintains ownership of the tower.

The lighthouse grounds’ 3 acres are open for foot traffic. A fence lines the steep bluff along the 894-foot long shore. While exact dates and times vary by year, the lighthouse is open for afternoon tours from late-June to mid-August. From South Bass Island Lighthouse (Coastal Access) webpage

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