South Bass Island
South Bass Island is a small island in western Lake Erie, and a part of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. It is the southernmost of the three Bass Islands and located 3 miles from the south shore of Lake Erie.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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 include Put - In - Bay High School and Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial.
Put - In - Bay High School
School
Put-In-Bay High School is a public high school on South Bass Island in Put-In-Bay, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Put-In-Bay Schools district.
Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial commonly known as Perry's Monument commemorates the Battle of Lake Erie that took place near Ohio's South Bass Island, in which American Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry led a United States Navy squadron to victory over a smaller Royal Navy squadron under Robert Heriot Barclay during the War of 1812.
Gilbraltar Island
Islet
Photo: Analogue Kid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gibraltar Island is an island in Ohio, located within Lake Erie. This small 6.55-acre island is just offshore of South Bass Island. It is part of Put-in-Bay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio. The rocky island is named for its resemblance to the Rock of Gibraltar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Put-in-Bay and Middle Bass.
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.
Middle Bass
Hamlet
Middle Bass is an unincorporated community in Put-in-Bay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. It is the only community on Middle Bass Island in Lake Erie. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43446. Middle Bass is situated 2½ miles north of South Bass Island.
Isle Saint George
Hamlet
Isle St. George or Isle Saint George is an unincorporated community in Put-in-Bay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. It is the only community on North Bass Island in Lake Erie. Isle Saint George is situated 4½ miles north of South Bass Island.
South Bass Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Ottawa, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover South Bass Island 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
Explore places such as Starve Island Deep and East Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Coopers Woods and DeRivera Park.
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