Ballast Island Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Ballast Island Lighthouse
A 20.5 meter square skeletal steel tower marks Ballast Island, with its light visible from a focal height of 28 meters. First illuminated in 1916, the lighthouse emits a white flash every 4 seconds, visible for nearly 15 nautical miles. The lighthouse is situated on a small, privately owned island approximately 2 kilometers northeast of South Bass Island and the same distance east of Middle Bass Island. Its site is open to the public, but the tower itself remains closed. The nearest port is Lakeside Marblehead, 8.5 kilometers away.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is important for guiding vessels navigating between the islands of this region, specifically warning of Ballast Island's presence.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 4s
- Focal Height
- 28m
- Geographic Range
- 14.9NM
Construction & History
- First Lit
- 1916
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 20.5m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Material
- steel
Structure: A 20.5m square cylindrical skeletal tower with a focal plane of 28m.
Location
- City
- Put-in-Bay Township
- Country
- 🇺🇸United States
- Region
- Ohio
- Sea Region
- Ballast Island, a small, privately owned island located about 1.25 mi (2 km) northeast of South Bass Island and the same distance east of Middle Bass Island.
- Latitude
- 41.6789°
- Longitude
- -82.7848°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Lakeside marblehead(8.5 km)
- USCG No.
- 7-5650
- ARLHS No.
- USA-1245
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