South Bass Island

South Bass Island is a small island in western , and a part of , , United States. It is the southernmost of the three and located 3 miles from the south shore of Lake Erie.
Photo: Tysto, Public domain.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Lake Erie in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States
  • Also known as: “Bass Island”, “Bass Island Number 1”, “Bay Island”, “Put-in-Bay Island”, and “Ross Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Put - In - Bay High School and Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial.

School
Put-In-Bay High School is a public high school on South Bass Island in Put-In-Bay, Ohio.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial…

Islet
Gibraltar Island is an in , located within .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Put-in-Bay and Middle Bass.

is a resort village 3 mi offshore of mainland on Lake Erie.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community… is situated 2½ miles north of South Bass Island.

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
is part of the Ottawa County peninsula.

South Bass Island

Latitude
41.65005° or 41° 39′ 0″ north
Longitude
-82.82074° or 82° 49′ 15″ west
Elevation
584 feet (178 metres)
Open location code
86HVM52H+2P
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID
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Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Japanese—“South Bass Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “South Bass Island”
  • French: “île Bass Sud”
  • French: “Île Bass Sud”
  • Japanese: “サウス・ベース島”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Starve Island Deep and East Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Coopers Woods and DeRivera Park.

Ohio: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Columbus and Cincinnati.

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