Fairport Harbor Marine Museum and Lighthouse
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Fairport Harbor Marine Museum and Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 185 m. McConougheys Hill stands 399 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Finnish Heritage Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 0.6 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
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. It consists of a 60-foot (18 m), sandstone tower with a detached, lighthouse keeper's house. The lighthouse also serves as the Fairport Harbor Marine Museum. A lighthouse and accompanying keepers' house was first constructed in Fairport Harbor in 1825. Both were removed and replaced when a new tower and keeper's house were completed in 1871 on the same location. The light remained in service until 1925 when it was decommissioned after the West Breakwater Light went into service. It was expected that Fairport Harbor Light would then be demolished, but a letter-writing campaign by local residents preserved the structure. In 1945, ownership of the lighthouse was turned over to the village and a maritime museum was founded to conserve the site. The lighthouse and keeper's house were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1871.
Wikidata Q5595034, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1871
- Elevation
- 185 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
- 27.3 mi off the Ohio & Erie Canalway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 5 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 6 mi
- River Overlook · 10 mi
- Cleveland Script Sign - Euclid Beach · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fairport Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park: 0.3 mi
- Grand River Village Merrick Hutchinson Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
- Grand River Landing: 1.4 mi
- Tiefenbach Park: 2.0 mi
- Northern Terminus Buckeye Trail: 0.4 mi
- James A. Garfield: 7.4 mi
- Strock Memorial: 9.2 mi
- 1996 Olympic Torch Eternal Flame: 10.5 mi
- 9-11 Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Beaty Landing: 3.6 mi
- Hemlock Ridge: 5.4 mi
- Lake Erie Bluffs: 5.4 mi
- Holden Hedge Garden: 10.2 mi
- Euclid Memorial Park Community Garden: 16.7 mi
- Montford Community Garden: 20.5 mi
- Victory Park community garden: 20.5 mi
- Victory Friendship Garden: 20.6 mi
- Railroad History Mural: 12.8 mi
- 18′ Short: 17.2 mi
- Chew Mail Pouch Tobbacco Mural: 22.5 mi
- "Jansons" Painted Sign: 22.5 mi
- Beaudry Statue of Mary: 22.6 mi
- Finnish Heritage Museum: 0.1 mi
- Lake County Historical Society: 4.0 mi
- Perry Historical Museum: 6.7 mi
- Legends Aviation Museum: 8.1 mi
- Historic Kirtland: 9.8 mi
- Gristmill & Sawmill Site: 9.7 mi
- LDS Stake Center: 9.7 mi
- Baptism Site: 9.7 mi
- Hancock Home & Brickyard: 9.8 mi
- Joseph Smith's Store: 10.0 mi
- The Knob: 7.9 mi
- Little Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Waite Hill: 10.5 mi
- Piersons Knob: 10.8 mi
- Gildersleeve Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park: 0.2 mi
- Timberlake Residents Beach: 10.9 mi
- Villa Angela Beach: 19.1 mi
- Euclid Beach: 19.2 mi
- Beulah Park Beach: 19.5 mi
- Whitlam Woods: 9.8 mi
- Old River Farm Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Williams Woods Backcountry Kitchen Site: 15.7 mi
- Picnic Area #2 (Pine Grove): 19.5 mi
- Kelly Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Paine Falls: 7.4 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 15.6 mi
- Dugway Brook Falls: 22.6 mi
- Chagrin Falls: 23.3 mi
- South Thompson: 14.2 mi
- Newbury Center: 20.4 mi
- West Breakwater Light: 0.8 mi
- Madison Palisades: 11.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fairport Harbor Marine Museum and Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McConougheys Hill | S 183° | 399 m | 24.3 mi |
| Sand Hill | S 179° | 381 m | 16.3 mi |
| The Knob | S 175° | 378 m | 7.9 mi |
| Ballards Hill | SSE 149° | 377 m | 13.5 mi |
| Little Mountain | S 178° | 374 m | 8.6 mi |
| Piersons Knob | SSW 192° | 365 m | 10.8 mi |
| Orange Hill | SSW 204° | 360 m | 20.1 mi |
| Gildersleeve Mountain | SSW 201° | 354 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:22 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:13 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Painesville 4 NW, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 71000642OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Fairport Marine Museum, reference 71000642, listed 11/05/71.
OpenStreetMap element way/485444304
Day trips start here
- Mentor · 6 mi
- Willoughby · 10 mi
- Newbury · 20 mi
- Burton · 21 mi
- Beachwood · 23 mi
- Chagrin Falls · 23 mi
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