WayfarrowGreen Island Light
Lighthouse · Ottawa County, Ohio
Green Island Light is a lighthouse in Ottawa County, Ohio. Ohio has 21 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 6 of them in Ottawa County.
It was built in 1865, in the Civil War era, making it the 3rd oldest of the 19 in Ohio with a recorded construction date; its light sits 79 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 2.5s (a white flash every 2.5 seconds); it guards Lake Erie; it was deactivated in 1939.
Status check, 2026-11: The 1855 wooden lighthouse burned around New Year's 1864, and its limestone replacement (lit July 1865) was deactivated in 1939 and gutted by fire; only a ruined tower and house shell remain, hidden by trees on a closed wildlife refuge, and the active light is a separate 1939 steel tower. Green Island Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 41.6455° N, 82.8675° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1865 |
|---|---|
| Focal height | 79 ft |
| Light characteristic | Fl W 2.5s |
| Deactivated | 1939 |
| Body of water | Lake Erie |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 41.64550, -82.86750 |
Nearby places
- South Bass Island Lightlighthouse · Ottawa County · 1.7 mi
- Perry's Victory and International Peace Memoriallighthouse · Ottawa County · 3 mi
- Perry's memorial lighthouselighthouse · Ottawa County · 3 mi
- Violetghost town · Ottawa County · 9.3 mi
- Port Clinton Lightlighthouse · Ottawa County · 9.7 mi
- Piccolaghost town · Ottawa County · 9.8 mi
- Marblehead Lightlighthouse · Ottawa County · 11 mi
- West Sister Island Lightlighthouse · Lucas County · 14.1 mi
- Cedar Point Lightlighthouse · Erie County · 14.1 mi
- Teemesghost town · Sandusky County · 16 mi
- Maple Groveghost town · Ottawa County · 17.5 mi
- Sheldonghost town · Ottawa County · 21.9 mi
Questions
Where is Green Island Light?
Green Island Light is in Ottawa County, Ohio, at 41.6455, -82.8675.
How many lighthouses are in Ottawa County?
Ottawa County, Ohio has 6 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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