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Erie County, Ohio

Erie County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 77,079, which is a decrease of 3.1% from 79,551 in 2000. Its county seat is Sandusky and is named for the Erie (tribe), whose name was their word for "wildcat". It is home to the amusement park Cedar Point. It was formed in 1838 from the northern third of Huron County, and a portion of Sandusky County.

Located at 41.51, -82.61 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Ohio counties, Erie County, Ohio, 1838 establishments in the United States, Populated places established in 1838

Berlin Heights, Ohio

Berlin Heights is a village in Erie County, Ohio, United States. The population was 714 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village is in Berlin Township. The local school system is Edison Local Schools, as Berlin Township and Milan Township merged their separate school systems in the 1960s. The local high school is Edison High School, and the athletic teams are known as the Edison Chargers.

Located at 41.3233, -82.4925 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Villages in Ohio, Populated places in Erie County, Ohio

Fairview Lanes, Ohio

Fairview Lanes is an unincorporated community in Perkins Township, Erie County, Ohio, United States. The area was delineated as a census-designated place (CDP) for the 2000 census, at which time its population was 1,015. The area was not a CDP for the 2010 census. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Located at 41.4261, -82.6556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Populated places in Erie County, Ohio

Sandusky South, Ohio

Sandusky South was a census-designated place (CDP) in Perkins Township, Erie County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,599 at the 2000 census. It was not delineated as a CDP for the 2010 census. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Located at 41.4183, -82.6878 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Populated places in Erie County, Ohio

Huron, Ohio

Huron is a city in Erie County, Ohio, United States. The population was 7,149 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Located at 41.3997, -82.565 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cedar Point

Cedar Point is a 364-acre amusement park located on a Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Opened in 1870, it is the second-oldest operating amusement park in the United States behind Lake Compounce. It is the flagship park of Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, who owns and operates the park. Known as "America's Roller Coast", Cedar Point features a world-record 72 rides, including 15 roller coasters making it the park with the third-most roller coasters in the world.

Located at 41.48, -82.6818 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Cedar Point, Cedar Fair amusement parks, Landmarks in Ohio, Sandusky, Ohio, Amusement parks in Ohio, Buildings and structures in Erie County, Ohio, Visitor attractions in Erie County, Ohio, 1870 establishments in the United States

Milan, Ohio

Milan is a village in Erie and Huron counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,367 at the 2010 census. The Erie County portion of Milan is part of the Sandusky Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Huron County portion is part of the Norwalk Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Located at 41.2933, -82.6014 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Populated places established in 1817, Villages in Ohio, Populated places in Erie County, Ohio, Populated places in Huron County, Ohio, Western Reserve

Wicked Twister

Wicked Twister is a 2nd Generation steel Inverted Impulse roller coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. It is currently the tallest and fastest inverted roller coaster in the world.

Located at 41.482, -82.6799 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Raptor (Cedar Point)

Raptor is a steel inverted roller coaster built by Bolliger & Mabillard at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. When built in 1994, it broke many records and held many firsts when it opened. Instead of having a short layout designed to fit into a compact area like Batman: The Ride, Raptor was designed with a larger, 3,790-foot layout making it the tallest, fastest and longest inverted roller coaster in the world when it opened.

Located at 41.479, -82.6818 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Cedar Point, Roller coasters introduced in 1994, Roller coasters operated by Cedar Fair, Roller coasters in Ohio

WLEC

WLEC is an AM radio station in Sandusky, Ohio, USA broadcasting at 1450 kHz. It is owned by BAS Broadcasting. WLEC carries an Adult Contemporary/Adult Standards format, using Dial Global's America's Best Music syndicated service. The station also features longtime local hosts Mark Fogg and Steve Shoffner.

Located at 41.4411, -82.6872 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Radio stations in Ohio, Adult standards radio stations in the United States, Sandusky, Ohio, Radio stations established in 1947

Blue Streak (Cedar Point)

Blue Streak is a wooden roller coaster built by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. It is currently the oldest operating roller coaster in the park. According to park officials, the roller coaster has given over 54 million rides since its construction in 1964 as of 2007. Blue streak is also one of the two wooden roller coasters at Cedar Point, the other being Mean Streak.

Located at 41.4799, -82.6826 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Cedar Point, Roller coasters introduced in 1964, Roller coasters operated by Cedar Fair, Roller coasters in Ohio

Disaster Transport

Disaster Transport (formerly Avalanche Run) was an enclosed steel bobsled roller coaster built by Intamin at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. It was notable as being the only indoor roller coaster at Cedar Point and the only bobsled roller coaster in the midwest at its debut. The name of the ride stems from "Dispatch Master Transport". The origin of the name could still be seen in the ride's logo in its later years.

Located at 41.4811, -82.6794 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Cedar Point, Roller coasters introduced in 1985, Roller coasters operated by Cedar Fair, Roller coasters in Ohio, Defunct roller coasters, Amusement rides that closed in 2012

WildCat (Cedar Point)

WildCat was a steel roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio that closed at the end of the 2011 season. It was an Schwarzkopf Wildcat model where small cars (each holding four passengers) take many tight turns and small hills that produce negative g-forces as well as strong lateral forces. Riders must be at least 48" tall and be able to climb down vertical ladders in the case of an emergency evacuation. Riders were secured by a seatbelt and lapbar.

Located at 41.4817, -82.685 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Cedar Point, Roller coasters introduced in 1979, Roller coasters operated by Cedar Fair, Roller coasters in Ohio, Defunct roller coasters, Amusement rides that closed in 2011

Edison High School (Milan, Ohio)

Edison High School is a public high school in Milan, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Berlin-Milan Local Schools district. There are two elementary schools that feed into one middle school which is then directed to Edison High School. An elementary school is located in each town, Berlin Heights and Milan. The middle school is in Berlin Heights along with the elementary. Edison was created in 1968 when the school districts from Berlin Heights and Milan consolidated.

Located at 41.2994, -82.5742 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Huron High School (Ohio)

Huron High School is a public high school in Huron, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Huron City Schools district. The athletic teams are known as the Huron Tigers. The school is a member of the Sandusky Bay Conference (SBC).

Located at 41.3978, -82.5647 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Perkins High School (Sandusky, Ohio)

Perkins High School is a public high school in Perkins Township, Ohio, near Sandusky. It is the only high school in the Perkins Local School District. They are known as the Pirates and school colors are black and white with an accent of red.

Located at 41.4128, -82.7019 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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BGSU Firelands

BGSU Firelands is a satellite college that is connected to Bowling Green State University. BGSU Firelands is located near the shores of Lake Erie in Huron, Ohio, about 60 miles east of Bowling Green, Ohio. It is a separate college of the Bowling Green State University system. BGSU Firelands has been a regional campus of BGSU since 1968, when the first building (now Foundation Hall) at the Huron location was opened.

Located at 41.398, -82.595 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Avery, Ohio

Avery is an unincorporated community in western Milan Township, Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky Metropolitan Statistical Area. Avery is located along US Route 250 near that road's interchange with Interstate 80 and Interstate 90, the Ohio Turnpike. The area is characterized by hotels and some industry. It once had a post office, but is now included in the Milan, Ohio postal zone (44846).

Located at 41.3278, -82.6208 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Unincorporated communities in Ohio, Populated places in Erie County, Ohio, Populated places established in 1811

Bogart, Ohio

Bogart is an unincorporated community in eastern Perkins Township, south of Sandusky, in Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is centered on the intersection of Bogart Road and U.S. Route 250 1,500 feet south of the State Route 2 interchange with US 250. The center of Bogart is also 1,500 feet west of the boundary between Perkins and Huron townships. Bogart is pronounced locally boh-girt. It is part of the Sandusky Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Located at 41.3958, -82.6511 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Griffing Sandusky Airport

Griffing Sandusky Airport is a public use airport in Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is located adjacent to Sandusky Bay, three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of the city of Sandusky.

Located at 41.4333, -82.6522 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Airports in Ohio, Sandusky, Ohio, Buildings and structures in Erie County, Ohio, Transportation in Erie County, Ohio

Chaska Beach

Chaska Beach is a lakefront subdivision of 113 single-family homes located in the city of Huron, Ohio, which is situated at the southern point of Lake Erie midway between Cleveland and Toledo. \t\t \t\t\tCB Entrance right. jpg \t\t\t Chaska Beach Entrance

Located at 41.393, -82.539 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Castaway Bay (Sandusky, Ohio)

Castaway Bay is a tropical-themed indoor water park resort owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company. The water park opened on November 5, 2004 only a few minutes away from Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. Castaway Bay features rooms with a refrigerator, microwave and most have a balcony. The resort features a 6,000-square-foot game room and a spa with a variety of massages, pedicures, manicures, facials, and hair/make-up services.

Located at 41.4419, -82.6771 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Cedar Fair water parks, Water parks in Ohio, Hotels in Ohio, Sandusky, Ohio

Luminosity — Ignite the Night!

Luminosity — Ignite the Night!, often shortened to Luminosity or previously called Luminosity, Powered by Pepsi, is a nighttime show performed nightly at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. It replaced American Portrait. The show opened for previews on June 1, 2012 and held its grand-opening one week later. It ran nightly at 9:15 until August 19. In 2013, the show will run every night except Tuesdays from May 31 - August 18. The show is free with admission to the park.

Located at 41.48, -82.6818 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Cedar Fair attractions, Amusement rides introduced in 2012, Fireworks shows

GateKeeper (roller coaster)

GateKeeper is a steel roller coaster under construction at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Designed and built by Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M), it will become the fifth Wing Coaster model in the world and is scheduled to open on May 11, 2013. GateKeeper will feature the highest inversion in the world with its 170-foot Wing Over drop. It will also break several records among Wing Coasters including track length, drop height and most inversions.

Located at 41.4806, -82.679 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Cedar Point, Roller coasters currently under construction, Roller coasters in Ohio, Roller coasters operated by Cedar Fair

Space Spiral

Space Spiral was a gyro tower built by Von Roll at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. It was located near the front of the park, next to Disaster Transport. It opened in 1965 and closed on August 14, 2012 to make room for GateKeeper. It was imploded on September 12, 2012.

Located at 41.4808, -82.6795 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Cedar Point, Towers completed in 1965, Amusement rides introduced in 1965, Amusement rides that closed in 2012, Amusement rides manufactured by Von Roll, Buildings and structures demolished in 2012, Cedar Fair attractions, Observation towers in the United States, Towers in Ohio