Allen Lake

Allen Lake is a lake in Lenawee County, Southeast Michigan, Michigan. Allen Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Oak Shade Park, as well as near Springville.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cambridge Junction Historic State Park and Irish Hills Towers.

Cambridge Junction Historic State Park

Park

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Cambridge Junction Historic State Park is a historical preservation area 3 miles south of Brooklyn in Cambridge Township, Michigan, that includes Walker Tavern, a major stopping place for stagecoaches traveling between Detroit and Chicago in the early nineteenth century. Cambridge Junction Historic State Park is situated 2 miles west of Allen Lake.

Irish Hills Towers

Building

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The Irish Hills Towers are two wooden observation towers located at 8433 West U.S. Highway 12 in Cambridge Township, Lenawee County, Michigan, in the Irish Hills region. They were added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 2, 2007.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Onsted and Brooklyn.

Onsted

Village

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Onsted is a village within Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The village had a population of 988 at the 2020 census. Located within the Irish Hills region, the village is part of Cambridge Township. Onsted is situated 3½ miles south of Allen Lake.

Brooklyn

Village

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Brooklyn is a village in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,313 at the 2020 census. It is located in the Irish Hills region of southern Michigan, just north of U.S. Route 12 along M-50. Brooklyn is situated 4½ miles northwest of Allen Lake.

Allen Lake

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Lenawee County, Southeast Michigan, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.05726° or 42° 3′ 26″ north

Longitude

-84.18356° or 84° 11′ 1″ west

Elevation

955 feet (291 metres)

Open location code

86JQ3R48+WH

GeoNames ID

4984012

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