Starve Island Reef

Starve Island Reef is a bar in Ottawa, Ohio. Starve Island Reef is situated near the locality Catawba Island, as well as near the area Starve Island Deep.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Starve Island and Put in Bay Airport.

Starve Island

Islet

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Starve Island is an island of the U.S. state of Ohio located in Lake Erie. The 2-acre island is about a mile south of South Bass Island. In normal weather conditions it is visible for only a mile or two, as some rocks and a few shrubs poking up from the lake, and is the second smallest of the Lake Erie Islands.

Put in Bay Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Put-in-Bay Airport is a public airport located in Put-in-Bay on South Bass Island in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The approach to Runway 21 is complicated by Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, which is almost exactly in line with the runway; pilots are asked to respect special procedures to avoid the monument. Put in Bay Airport is situated 2 miles north of Starve Island Reef.

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 southwest of Starve Island Reef.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Catawba Island and Put-in-Bay.

Catawba Island

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Catawba Island is part of the Ottawa County peninsula. Catawba Island is one of 12 townships that make up Ottawa County, Ohio. It is commonly referred to as Catawba and Catawba Island, although it is no longer an island as the water separating it from the mainland has been diverted.

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 5 miles north of Starve Island Reef.

Starve Island Reef

Type: Bar
Categories: char and landform
Location: Ottawa, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.61283° or 41° 36′ 46″ north

Longitude

-82.81547° or 82° 48′ 56″ west

Elevation

568 feet (173 metres)

Open location code

86HVJ57M+4R

GeoNames ID

5172967

Wikidata ID

Q49622240

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In Other Languages

“Starve Island Reef” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Starve Island Reef”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Catawba Island and Starve Island Deep.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Scott Point Shoal and Mouse Island Reef.

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