Presque Isle Bay
Presque Isle Bay is a natural bay located off the coast of Erie, Pennsylvania. Its 5.8-square-mile embayment is about 4.6 miles in length, about 1.8 mi across at its widest point, and an average depth of about 20 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Also known as: “Bay of Presque Isle”, “Erie Harbor”, and “Presqu’Ile Bay”
- Address: PA
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bayfront Convention Center and Old Customshouse.
Bayfront Convention Center
Convention center
The Bayfront Convention Center is a convention center complex located in Erie, Pennsylvania. The center, which has views of Presque Isle Bay from three sides, includes a 28,800-square-foot Grand Ballroom.
Old Customshouse
Museum
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The Old Customshouse is an historic, American custom house building that is located in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
Watson-Curtze Mansion
Museum
Photo: Emilyann1012, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Watson-Curtze Mansion, is a historic home located at Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania designed by Green & Wicks and built in 1891–92.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Erie and Lawrence Park Township.
Erie
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Erie is a city of about 100,000 in Northwestern Pennsylvania. It is Pennsylvania's only lake port on the Great Lakes.
Lawrence Park Township
Town
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Lawrence Park Township is the only first class township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,824 at the 2020 census, down from 4,048 at the 2000 census.
Wesleyville
Village
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Wesleyville is a borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,229 at the 2020 census, down from 3,341 in 2010. It is part of the Erie Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Presque Isle Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Erie, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.14139° or 42° 8′ 29″ northLongitude
-80.11049° or 80° 6′ 38″ westElevation
571 feet (174 metres)Open location code
86JX4VRQ+HROpenStreetMap ID
node 368988943OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Presque Isle Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Presque Isle Bay”
- Esperanto: “Preskaŭinsula Golfo”
- French: “baie de Presque Isle”
- French: “Baie de Presque Isle”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Highmark Amphitheater and Harbor Turning Basin.
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