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Lorain East Breakwater Light

Lighthouse · Lorain County, Ohio

Aerial view of the harbor at Lorain, Ohio, USA. The Black River flows into Lake Erie in Lorain. The view is to the southeast. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers b
Aerial view of the harbor at Lorain, Ohio, USA. The Black River flows into Lake Erie in Lorain. The view is to the southeast. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers b · Ken Winters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Lorain East Breakwater Light is a lighthouse in Lorain County, Ohio. Ohio has 21 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Lorain County.

It was built in 1965, in the postwar decades, making it the 18th oldest of the 19 in Ohio with a recorded construction date; its light sits 59 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 6s (a white flash every 6 seconds), with a range of about 10 nautical miles; it guards Lake Erie.

Status check, 2026-11: Active automated steel tower built in 1965 on the outer breakwater; it replaced the 1917 Lorain West Breakwater Light. Height is left null because sources disagree: 50 ft (Lighthouse Directory), 16.5 m/54 ft (Wikidata) and 55 ft (us-lighthouses.com). It is not reachable by road: the nearest road is about 1 mile away, so it is seen from shore or reached by water. It stands at 41.4810° N, 82.1953° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1965
Focal height59 ft
Light characteristicFl W 6s
Range10 nautical miles
Body of waterLake Erie
Coordinates41.48096, -82.19525

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Questions

Where is Lorain East Breakwater Light?

Lorain East Breakwater Light is in Lorain County, Ohio, at 41.4810, -82.1953.

How many lighthouses are in Lorain County?

Lorain County, Ohio has 2 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.

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