Gem Beach

Gem Beach is a hamlet in Catawba Island, Ottawa, Ohio. Gem Beach is situated nearby to the neighborhood Harbor Island, as well as near the hamlet Foxhaven.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mouse Island and East Harbor State Park.

Mouse Island

Islet

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Mouse Island is a seven acre private island located in Lake Erie off the northern tip of Catawba Point in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States, near the city of Sandusky. Mouse Island is situated 1½ miles north of Gem Beach.

East Harbor State Park

Park

Photo: Analogue Kid, CC BY-SA 3.0.

East Harbor State Park is a public recreation area located eight miles northwest of Sandusky, Ohio on the shores of Lake Erie. The state park includes beach, campground, marina, and wetland wildlife preserve areas. East Harbor State Park is situated 1½ miles southeast of Gem Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lakeside and Marblehead.

Lakeside

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Lakeside is a private community and census-designated place in Danbury Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States, on the shores of Lake Erie. It was formed in 1873 by members of the Methodist Church and remains a church-affiliated vacation resort and United Methodist Annual Conference site.

Marblehead

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Marblehead is a village in Ohio Erie shore west. It is on the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie from the Sandusky Bay.

Put-in-Bay

Photo: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Put-in-Bay is a resort village 3 mi offshore of mainland Ohio on Lake Erie. Put-in-Bay is a village on South Bass Island, but the name commonly is used to refer to the entire island.

Gem Beach

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Catawba Island, Ottawa, Ohio Erie shore west, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.57006° or 41° 34′ 12″ north

Longitude

-82.8232° or 82° 49′ 24″ west

Elevation

577 feet (176 metres)

Open location code

86HVH5CG+2P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 154294819

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

5155568

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Highlights include Gem Beach Marina and Gem Beach.

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