Johnson Island
Johnson's Island is a 300-acre island in Sandusky Bay, located on the coast of Lake Erie, 3 miles from the city of Sandusky, Ohio. It was the site of a prisoner-of-war camp for Confederate officers captured during the American Civil War.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States
- Also known as: “Bull Island”, “Bull’s Island”, “Bulls Island”, “Johnson’s Island”, and “Johnsons Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maverick and Steel Vengeance.
Maverick
Roller coaster
Photo: Coasterman1234, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maverick is a steel roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. Manufactured by Intamin at a cost of $21 million, it was the 500th roller coaster designed by German engineer Werner Stengel and the first to feature a twisted horseshoe roll element. Maverick is situated 2½ miles east of Johnson Island.
Steel Vengeance
Roller coaster
Photo: Stratosphere, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Steel Vengeance, formerly known as Mean Streak, is a steel roller coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. The roller coaster, originally constructed by Dinn Corporation as a wooden roller coaster, was rebuilt by Rocky Mountain Construction and opened to the public on May 5, 2018. Steel Vengeance is situated 2½ miles east of Johnson Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Camp Snoopy and Sandusky.
Camp Snoopy
Locality
Photo: Varnent, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Camp Snoopy is a Peanuts-themed area for children at several Six Flags amusement parks. All of them originally opened while the parks were under the ownership of Cedar Fair prior to its merger with Six Flags in 2024. Camp Snoopy is situated 2½ miles east of Johnson Island.
Sandusky
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sandusky is a city in Ohio Erie shore west and county seat of Erie County, on Ohio's north coast along Lake Erie between Cleveland and Toledo. It is perhaps best known for Cedar Point Amusement Park, home to some of the world's tallest and fastest roller coasters.
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.
Johnson Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Ottawa, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Johnson Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Johnson Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Johnson Island”
- Chinese: “約翰遜島”
- French: “île Johnson”
- French: “Île Johnson”
- Hebrew: “אי של ג’ונסון”
- Japanese: “ジョンソンズ島”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mineyahta-on-the Bay and Columbus Avenue Historic District.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Confederate Stockade Cemetery and Snug Harbor.
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