Port Clinton Light

Port Clinton Light is a lighthouse in Port Clinton, Ohio, United States at the northern end of Water Works Park. It was previously located on the outer end of the west pier which is located at the city's harbor entrance.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Thomas Episcopal Church and Ottawa County Courthouse.

St. Thomas Episcopal Church

Church

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St. Thomas' Episcopal Church is a parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio. Its historic Gothic Revival style church, at 214 E. Second Street in Port Clinton, Ohio, was built in 1896. St. Thomas Episcopal Church is situated 2,700 feet south of Port Clinton Light.

Ottawa County Courthouse

Courthouse

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Ottawa County Courthouse is situated 3,500 feet south of Port Clinton Light.

Port Clinton High School

Building

Port Clinton High School is a public high school in Port Clinton, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Port Clinton City School District. Their nickname is the Redskins. Port Clinton High School is situated 1 mile south of Port Clinton Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Clinton and Gypsum.

Port Clinton

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Port Clinton, "The Walleye Capital of the World", is a fishing village and vacation spot on the north shore of Ohio. Most visitors to Port Clinton are parking and boarding boats and ferries to enjoy Lake Erie and Lake Erie Islands.

Gypsum

Hamlet

Gypsum is an unincorporated community in eastern Portage Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43433. The community is named for deposits of the gypsum rock near the original town site. Gypsum is situated 3½ miles southeast of Port Clinton Light.

Lacarne

Hamlet

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Lacarne is an unincorporated community in southwestern Erie Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43439. The community most likely bears the French surname of a pioneer settler. Lacarne is situated 5 miles west of Port Clinton Light.

Port Clinton Light

Type: lighthouse
Description: lighthouse in the United States
Location: Portage Township, Ottawa, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.51894° or 41° 31′ 8″ north

Longitude

-82.93603° or 82° 56′ 10″ west

Elevation

568 feet (173 metres)

Open location code

86HVG397+HH

GeoNames ID

5167264

Wikidata ID

Q43398755

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In Other Languages

“Port Clinton Light” goes by many names.

French: “phare de Port Clinton”
French: “Phare de Port Clinton”

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