WayfarrowConneaut Harbor Light
Lighthouse · Ashtabula County, Ohio
Conneaut Harbor Light is a lighthouse in Ashtabula County, Ohio. Ohio has 21 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Ashtabula County.
It was built in 1936, in the interwar years, making it the 16th oldest of the 19 in Ohio with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 60 feet tall (5th tallest of 12 measured in Ohio); its light sits 52 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl WR 5s (a white and red flash every 5 seconds), with a range of about 16 nautical miles; it guards Lake Erie.
Status check, 2026-11: This is the Conneaut West Breakwater Light, a steel Art Deco tower first lit April 1, 1936, after the 1920 lighthouse was dynamited. The record's 1905 refers to an earlier structure. Conneaut Harbor Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 41.9797° N, 80.5581° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Tower height | 60 ft |
| Focal height | 52 ft |
| Light characteristic | Fl WR 5s |
| Range | 16 nautical miles |
| Body of water | Lake Erie |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 41.97972, -80.55806 |
Nearby places
- Creek Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 4.9 mi
- Middle Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 5.4 mi
- State Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 7.2 mi
- Carman Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Erie County · 7.8 mi
- Lexingtonghost town · Erie County · 9.8 mi
- Harrington Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Erie County · 10.1 mi
- Root Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 10.6 mi
- Benetka Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 11.3 mi
- Olin's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 11.6 mi
- Ashtabula Harbor Lightlighthouse · Ashtabula County · 12.9 mi
- Smolen–Gulf Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 13.6 mi
- Graham Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 14.1 mi
Questions
Where is Conneaut Harbor Light?
Conneaut Harbor Light is in Ashtabula County, Ohio, at 41.9797, -80.5581.
How many lighthouses are in Ashtabula County?
Ashtabula County, Ohio has 2 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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