The 10 Tallest Lighthouses in Ohio

Ranked by the height of the tower standing today, for every lighthouse in Ohio that we could confirm is still standing. Huron Harbor Light leads, 72 ft tall; number 10 is Vermilion Light, 16 ft tall. Dates or measurements marked uncertain in the source are left out rather than guessed Each entry was checked against current sources (park services, historic registers, preservation societies), and anything demolished, replaced or uncertain is left out. Each entry links to its own page with coordinates, sources and image licences.

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   1. Huron Harbor Light

   72 ft tall · Erie County, Ohio · National Register

   Photo: Jstuby at en.wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

2. 2. Marblehead Light

   65 ft tall · Ottawa County, Ohio · National Register

3. 3. Conneaut Harbor Light

   60 ft tall · Ashtabula County, Ohio · National Register

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   4. Fairport Harbor Light

   60 ft tall · Lake County, Ohio · National Register

   Photo: Rona Proudfoot (ronnie44052) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

5. 5. West Sister Island Light

   55 ft tall · Lucas County, Ohio · National Register

6. 6. Lorain West Breakwater Light

   51 ft tall · Lorain County, Ohio · National Register

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   7. Cleveland West Pierhead Light

   50 ft tall · Cuyahoga County, Ohio · National Register

   Photo: User:Kuyacmh / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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   8. Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light

   42 ft tall · Lake County, Ohio · National Register

   Photo: Laszlo Ilyes from Cleveland, Ohio, USA / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

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   9. Ashtabula Harbor Light

   40 ft tall · Ashtabula County, Ohio · National Register

   Photo: US gov / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

10. 10. Vermilion Light

    16 ft tall · Erie County, Ohio

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