Oil House

Oil House is a ruins in Ottawa, Ohio. Oil House is situated nearby to the ruins Green Island Lighthouse, as well as near the islet Clam Catch Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Green Island and Green Island Light.

Green Island

Islet

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Green Island is a small 17-acre island of the U.S. state of Ohio, in Lake Erie. It is located approximately three miles southwest of Put-in-Bay. It is part of Put-in-Bay Township, in Ottawa County.

The Green Island Light is a lighthouse located on Green Island in Lake Erie, U.S. state of Ohio, to the west of the Bass Islands. Abandoned since its deactivation in 1939, it survives as a hollow shell near the existing skeleton tower.

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 east of Oil House.

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 4 miles northeast of Oil House.

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.

Oil House

Type: Ruins
Category: building
Location: Ottawa, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.64566° or 41° 38′ 44″ north

Longitude

-82.86767° or 82° 52′ 4″ west

Open location code

86HVJ4WJ+7W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1377158162

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

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