Fairport Harbor Light
The Fairport Harbor Light, also known as the Grand River Light, is a lighthouse located on Lake Erie in Fairport Harbor, Ohio. It is one of two lighthouses in Fairport Harbor, along with the Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light.Photo: ronnie44052, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: lighthouse in Ohio, United States
- Also known as: “Fairport Harbor Lighthouse”, “Fairport Harbor Marine Museum and Lighthouse”, and “Grand River Lighthouse”
- Address: 129 2nd Street, Fairport Harbor, OH 44077
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light.
Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Laszlo Ilyes, CC BY 2.0.
The Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light is a lighthouse on Lake Erie located at the end of a breakwater near the mouth of the Grand River in the U.S. state of Ohio. Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light is situated 4,100 feet north of Fairport Harbor Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fairport Harbor and Grand River.
Fairport Harbor
Village
Photo: Jeff®, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fairport Harbor is a village in Lake County, Ohio, United States, along Lake Erie at the mouth of the Grand River. The population was 3,108 at the 2020 census.
Grand River
Village
Grand River is a village in Lake County, Ohio, United States, along the Grand River. The population was 394 at the 2020 census.
Painesville on-the-Lake
Hamlet
Painesville-on-the-Lake is an unincorporated community in northern Painesville Township, Lake County, Ohio, United States. It lies along the shoreline of Lake Erie north of the county seat of Painesville. Painesville on-the-Lake is situated 2½ miles east of Fairport Harbor Light.
Fairport Harbor Light
- Categories: lighthouse, building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Painesville Township, Lake County, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.75696° or 41° 45′ 25″ northLongitude
-81.27751° or 81° 16′ 39″ westElevation
607 feet (185 metres)Inception
1871Open location code
86HWQP4C+QXOpenStreetMap ID
way 485444304OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5595034
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Fairport Harbor Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Grand River”
- French: “Phare de Grand River”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fairport Harbor Post Office and Finnish Heritage Museum.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Fairport Harbor Creamery and Fairport Family Restaurant.
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