Northwood Lighthouse
🇺🇸Ohio, USInactive
Location & Light Range
About Northwood Lighthouse
Also known as: Northwoods Lighthouse
A conical white tower, 15 meters tall, was constructed in 1923 on Grand Lake St. Marys. The lighthouse's focal plane is also at 15 meters. Its design draws inspiration from the Eddystone Lighthouse, located off the coast of Cornwall. The structure was first lit in 1923 and is no longer operational. It is situated east of Celina in Mercer County, western Ohio.
Why it matters: The lighthouse holds a heritage status of 2.
Background
The Grand Lake St. Marys Lighthouse, also known as the "Northwoods Lighthouse", is a historic lighthouse on Grand Lake St. Marys, a reservoir in the far western part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Located east of the city of Celina in Mercer County, the lighthouse was built in 1923, using a plan modeled after the Eddystone Lighthouse off the coast of Cornwall in the United Kingdom.Light & Optic
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Focal Height
- 15m
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1923
- Heritage Status
- 2
References & Identifiers
- ARLHS No.
- USA-928
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q5594736 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 15m
- Tower Shape
- conical
- Tower Color
- white
Location
- City
- Ohio
- Country
- 🇺🇸US
- Latitude
- 40.5435°
- Longitude
- -84.4815°
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